So Good To See You Again Hundreds Reunite for the 105th CCA/CCW Convention and California Cattle Industry Tradeshow by CCA Communications Director Katie Roberti
After a virtual convention in 2020, cattlemen and women from across California once again gathered inperson the first week of December for the 105th California Cattlemen’s Association and California CattleWomen’s (CCW) Convention and Tradeshow. This annual meeting serves as CCA’s largest gathering each year and is a tradition that brings together California’s cattle producers and ranching families, students studying agriculture and allies working in sectors critical to ranching—such as animal health, feed and supply companies, research and extension personnel and equipment manufacturers. The photos and descriptions on the next few pages are some, not all, of the highlights of speakers and moments captured from this year’s event. Sheila Bowen, Bowen, Glennville joined the CCA officer team as a second vice president as John Hammon, Hammon, Exeter, stepped off with his term expiring. Stephanie Larson, Ph.D., a University of California Cooperative Extension County Director/ Livestock and Range Management Advisor, presented “Make America Graze Again - How to Build Rangeland Resiliency through Fire & Grazing” during a workshop on Wednesday afternoon. The Tradeshow welcomed attendees on Wednesday night for the Allied Industry Wine and Cheese Reception. The California Beef Cattle Improvement Association sponsored a Cattlemen’s
College Session with Pedro Carvalho, Ph.D., Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist in Feedlot Management at UC Davis, who presented on “Feeding the weaned calf for max performance in the feedlot.” Over a dozen speakers spoke in policy meetings on Thursday. Wayne Varozza, Varozza, Shingle Springs, had the winning ticket for the Livestock Memorial Research Fund’s livestock trailer raffle benefitting scholarships. Hours were spent dancing to music from the Buck Ford Band. And so much more as exhibited in the images that follow. To hear more about some of the issues tackled during the event, tune into CCA’s Sorting Pen podcast. “Episode “Episode 9: Sorting through cattle markets, price discovery, etc., with. Derrell Peel, Ph.D.,”” sorts through some of the discussions currently Ph.D., being had related to cattle markets, price discovery vs. price determination and current options for solutions. In “Episode “Episode 10: Sorting through the weather outlook w/ Meteorologist Brian Bledsoe”” the discussion is focused on the weather outlook. Bledsoe All the details on how to listen to the podcast are available at https://calcattlemen.org/podcast. CCA thanks everyone who took time off the ranch and away from home to be in Reno and help make the 105th Annual Meeting successful. It truly was so good to see you again. The 2022 CCA/CCW Convention will be held Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nev.
Thank you to these generous supporters!
14 California Cattleman January 2022
