ANCW Newsletter June/July/August 2019

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The Voice of Women in the United States Beef Cattle Industry

June / July / August 2019, Volume 47, Issue 2

From the President

April came in like a lion for most of us around the United States. Here in Montana, we had enough bad weather to last a lifetime. I stopped keeping track of the babies that had been brought to the heated garage for my attention. Some of you had cold weather to deal with in tremendous Wanda Pinnow amounts of snow or mud. Somehow, we just prevailed. We know that a better day has been ordered for us. I cannot even imagine what our neighbors in Nebraska have experienced. And what lies ahead for them in the months to follow, the uncertainty is very hard for one to accept.

The executive team held their leadership training meeting in Las Vegas. Not only is it a team building experience, we also get a lot of ANCW work completed. Sierra Jepsen did submit a few changes for the Board to consider. Make sure to check the website for those changes.

With the resignation of Dr. Suzanne Menges from our Stampede to Read - Winner Announced Kady Porterfield There’s so much news within the covers of The American CattleWoman, there ought to be a stampede to read! So open it up and rush on in for all the great news. And here’s a new and fun reason to be sure you are a regular reader. We’ve hidden in each issue a small illustration of a hoof print for you to find. Those who find it qualify for a drawing to win a $50 gift card. BE SURE TO ENTER! This issue there will be two hoof prints and two winners! Happy reading!

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If you find the hoof print, call 405-351-0353 and leave a voice mail with your name and the page number or send an email to ancwnewsletter@gmail.com with the page number where you located it. The winner of the drawing will be announced in a future issue of The American CattleWoman.

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leadership program, we want to thank Suzanne for her time and dedication to this program. We are more than pleased to say we had two members step up to the plate and reformat the program. They will be holding their first class at summer conference in Denver. Sue Dillon of Woodruff joined our leadership conference, where she presented a media how-to. The leadership team received many points on giving an interview. We finished the day with each member giving an impromptu interview.

This was my seventh year in making the trip to Washington D.C. for NCBA Legislative Conference. I joined the Montana Stock Growers to visit our congressional delegation. I listened to other ANCW members who visited with their representatives. It is important to attend this conference. I have come away knowing that I gave my representatives with information they did not have.

I encourage everyone to inform themselves about the Beef Checkoff program called Chuck Knows Beef. It is an app you can download to your phone or Alexa at home. I continued on page 2

Multi-Year Calendar of Events Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show February 5-7, 2020; San Antonio, TX February 3-5, 2021; Nashville, TN February 1-3, 2022; San Diego, CA January 31-February 2, 2024: Orlando, Florida February 5-7, 2025: San Antonio, Texas ANCW Annual Meeting dates February 3-4, 2020: San Antonio, Texas February 8-9, 2021: Nashville, Tennessee Summer Conference

ANCW Meetings at Summer Conference – July 28 – 29, 2019

July 29-August 1, 2019: Denver, CO – Gaylord Rockies

NCBA Meetings: July 29 – Aug. 1, 2019

Gaylord Rockies, Denver Colorado Young Cattlemen’s Conference

May 29-June 7, 2019; Denver, Chicago and

Washington, D.C. ANCW 2019 Region Meeting Schedules

Region III & Region VII (combined): June 13-15, 2019,

Amana Colonies, Iowa

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President’s Letter - Annual Meeting have the app, ckknowsbeef.com, on my phone. This could be your new elevator speech.

Take care, safe travels and please use safety in your work space. Hope to see you in Denver at summer conference.

“Don’t give your circumstances the power to define...what you are capable of handling successfully.”

- Wanda

Summer Conference July 2019

by Wanda Pinnow

ANCW summer conference will be Sunday, July 28 and Monday, July 29. Our conference will take place at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & convention Center, located at 6700 N. Gaylord Rockies Blvd, Aurora, CO, 80019. This is a Marriott Center with contact being www.marriott.com and the resort’s concierge desk at 720-452-6900. Some of the amenities are an outdoor pool with a lazy river, biking trail, fitness trail, miniature golf and spa.

I have included the rough draft of the conference agenda, which is subject to change. Our leadership class will be facilitated by Staci Emm of Nevada and Leslee Lohrenz of Colorado. This will be a class on meeting efficiency and ANCW, what is it? We encourage new state presidents, vice presidents and all members to attend if you have not already received your ANCW Leadership pin.

This class will be part one of the class requirements to receive this certificate and pin.

Your executive team has done a revamp of the policies and procedures handbook, which will be reviewed and discussed at this conference. The Legislative Committee and By-laws Committee have been working on updating our resolutions, which will also be reviewed at the conference. If you have a need for a resolution, please contact Chery Foster with your concerns before we meet in Denver.

Since we no longer have a silent auction, we will have some items in a live auction as our fundraiser. Just a side note, as of now there is not a shuttle to the convention center. When you take a taxi and they use the toll road, it will be at your cost of $12.00 extra.

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Working Groups BEEF Education K-6

by Suze Bohleen

I want to share a little success story with you today. Last fall, I was one of the presenters to more than 1,800 3rd and 4th graders who attended the NILE Ag Days. I really want to tell you about a couple of the Montana CattleWomen rock stars who taught me a lot on the day they presented.

“Did you know you rode a COW to get here today?

One little question and the kids were wrapped around their fingers. They were interested and excited to find out how that could have happened.

I learned a lot that day from the T-Bone CattleWomen.

They engaged the kids and adults from the first words they spoke. They lead the kids and adults (can’t forget them) through the how, whys and ways that cattle and their byproducts are a part of our lives in many ways. From the tops of their heads (conditioner and shampoo) to the tips their toes (shoes/boots) and in between. They were excited about what information they shared and it showed.

Several of the Montana locals have a box of beef byproduct items they have collected as examples during their program. Here are a few ideas to help get you started. The

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Dollar General Store, Target or CVS are great places to find travel-size items that you can use to make a display.

When we got a new fire extinguisher, I saved the box for my display and to store the smaller items in our collection.

Don’t forget the marshmallows, gummy bears and gum. As one student said, “You can’t be a vegan if you like gummy bears.”

There are several fun activities that go with the WOW that COW lessons in the notebook Montana put together. Activities such as a scavenger hunt: “There’s a cow in my closet, house or classroom,” or some games from Rebeca Bean can be used to reinforce the information covered.

Just a note: If you have media coverage of your school or youth group visit. Please check with the teacher to make sure there aren’t any students who can not be photographed or on TV for any reason. It doesn’t occur very often, but at the NILE there are so many kids, we occasionally run into it.

Do you know the answer to their question? Stearic acid from beef fat is used in tires to help the rubber hold its shape.

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Working Groups Leadership by definition in Websters dictionary is “the office or position of leader; capacity to lead; the act or instance to lead”.

As a membership based organization we are all leaders and lead in very different ways. Do you know someone or do you feel drawn to step up and help the American National CattleWomen in some sort of leadership position. If so, the time is now to jump in. We are beginning the nomination process. We do need each individual person. This wonderful sisterhood of CattleWomen will not continue to move forward without active and engaged leaders.

ANCW is needing people to be part of the officer/ executive team as Vice President, President-Elect, a collegiate member for the Board of Directors and 2 members at large for the Board of Directors.

The application and process for submission are online at www.ancw.org. I would welcome the opportunity to visit with anyone interested in being a leader of American National CattleWomen in any capacity. Feel free to contact me at hiewe@vcn.com or leave a message on the ANCW phone number and I will get back to you.

It’s great to be a leader of this wonderful organization and has been so rewarding.

ANCW Foundation The Foundation is pleased to announce the winning photos for the notecard contest. We received 143 entries, as the selection was difficult because there were so many outstanding submissions.

The winners are; Theresa Leonardo, Oregon; Tammi Didlot, Oklahoma; Reba Ahlgren, Montana; Tiffany Sanders Riehm, Ohio; Kacie Fattig, Iowa; Samantha Daily, Florida; Rachel Lewis, Arizona; and Carla Danielson, Washington.

Policy Alerts & Actions Working Group

by Cheryl Foster Hello ANCW Members! It is very important for each of us to take the time to provide comments when asked by ANCW or NCBA. For example, in the first couple of weeks the comment period was open, the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife received 15,000 comments opposing the delisting of the wolf. I seriously doubt any of those making opposed comments owned one cow. Hopefully, the Department’s decision will not be made on the volume of the comments, but on sound, peer-reviewed science without influence of emotion or political agendas. Please take the time to comment. I have found the links provided are easy to navigate and the comment process does not take a big investment of time.

Several big issues are in front to the cattle industry today.

The importance of the issues is sometimes dependent on where you live. Delisting of recovered endangered species is very important where the wolf population has thrived.

Lab-grown protein is a receiving a lot of press time, as is the environmental foot print of livestock. We must remain active and committed to making our voices heard. We are just a small portion of the population, so it is important we provide comments when asked.

The Legislative Committee is working with a few members of the Bylaw Committee on ANCW’s Resolutions. We are updating and putting our current resolutions into the standard resolution format. The committee is also writing several new resolutions. Resolutions are policy statements that are the foundation of the ANCW’s position on issues that affect cattle production today. Review the lists and if you feel a topic is missing, please let me or a committee member know. The committee is Cheryl Foster, Ruth Coffey, Sonya Hodges Grantham, Wanda Pinnow, Penny Zimmerman and Angela Whitlock.

The updated Resolutions will be emailed to all members prior to our summer conference, and will be reviewed at summer conference. Then, the resolutions must be ratified by a two-thirds vote at the annual membership meeting next year in San Antonio.

All of the winners received a package of notecards as a ‘thank you’ for submitting their photos. The cards were sent to the region meetings and will also be available at summer conference. Each packet contains 20 cards, two pictures of 10 different photos and are $15.00.

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by Kasey Wallace

Consistency is key in social media. Being consistent in your brand allows you to grow in audience engagement and reach. Every impression (the number of times your content is displayed) counts. To make each impression count, you must recognize the tone of voice you want to use in your messages.

Here are a few top tips to consider for your social media brand.

Voice: To have a consistent voice in social media, you must define who your audience is. Consider age, geographical location, gender, interests, etc. Once you define your audience, you will be able to choose a tone of voice that your audience will understand. As farmers and ranchers, we know who we are, what we do and why it matters to people. Make it your goal to communicate in a way that stays true to your brand, while also resonating with audience. Remember to keep your mission, vision and values in mind when choosing your voice.

Content: Consider the following when creating content: will your content entertain someone, inspire someone, provide education, start a conservation, connect with others and help with promotion. By keeping your content consistent, 6

you want to naturally draw your audience in and get them to engage by sharing, liking and commenting on your content. Content builds relationships.

Posting: What is your definition of viral? A good post will reach at least 25% of your audience. A great post will reach 25% to 50% of your audience, a ‘Woohoo’ post will reach 50% to 100% of your audience. A viral post will reach more than 100% of your audience.

At what frequency should your brand be posting? This can be determined by how much reach you want your brand to have. If you post one to three times per week, you will reach less than 1,000 people. By posting three to seven times a week, you should reach approximately 1,000 to 10,000 per week. If you post five to12 times per week, you will reach 10,000 people or more. Each time you post, it is another opportunity to reach your audience.

Aesthetics: Keep post content at an appropriate length.

People are visual creatures who are naturally attracted to appealing visuals. Posts that are too long are unappealing.

Source: The Importance of Consistency in Social Media Marketing https://www.auburnadvertising.com/articles/86-theimportance-of-consistency-in-social-media-marketing

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Working Groups National Collegiate Beef Advocacy Team in Action The National Collegiate Beef Advocacy team is off and running, getting an in-depth look at the entire cattle industry and sharing a positive message about beef.

In March, the team traveled to Denver, Colorado, to engage in a Western Beef Industry tour. They spent time with CattleFax, the NCBA Denver office, the Red Angus Association of America, the United States Meat Export Federation, JBS packing facility and Five Rivers Cattle Feeding. In addition to industry tours, Sarah Bohnenkamp met with the team to work on leadership and professional development skills necessary to be effective communicators for the beef community. The trip was concluded with a fun visit with Trent Johnson at Greeley Hat works and snowshoeing in the Rocky Mountains.

Tyler, Valley, and Ryan enjoyed a great visit with the NCBA Denver staff.

In April, the team was afforded the opportunity to attend the NCBA Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. Being able to meet with U.S. Congressmen and Congresswomen to discuss issues faced by cattle producers was an experience the whole team enjoyed.

Ryan, Valley and Tyler toured the Five Rivers Feed Yard in Greeley, CO.

Additionally, team members have attended regional Cattlewomen meetings, WIRED events, and presented at their state Beef Ambassador competitions. The advocates have already coordinated events on their college campuses, including a Farm-to-Fork 5k, Beef on a Budget workshops and have engaged peers in conversations about beef during National Ag Week. The team is actively planning their fall campus and advocacy events to reach larger audiences.

Applications for the 2020 National Beef Advocacy Team are being accepted through Dec. 1, 2019. Visit ancw.org for the application and bios of the current team members.

Any questions regarding the application process or the Collegiate Beef Advocacy Program can be directed to Program Coordinator Sierra Jepsen at ancw.cbap@gmail. com.

Tyler coordinated a Farm to Fork 5k this spring on Tarleton’s campus.

Ryan Beany at Legislative Conference prior to meeting with his State Representatives.

Valley attended the California Beef Ambassador competition and shared her beef advocacy experiences with the competitors.

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Working Groups Membership Update

USDA Visit, NCBA Legislative Conference

by Wanda Pinnow

by Katharine Jackson ANCW is working hard to recruit junior and collegiate members to our national and state cattlewomen organizations.

To that end, guidelines for how to form junior and collegiate groups at the state level will soon be available through our website. If you know of a young beef industry supporter and potential cattlewomen member, load them up and take them with you to your local beef promotion event. What a great way to show them what we are all about and help develop their leadership skills. Join our drive to empower women who share a passion for the beef industry and help us grow beef demand through education and leadership development.

If you are looking for that perfect graduation gift, give the gift of ANCW membership. Our website has the latest form available at https://ancw.org/join-today/join-online/. Have you checked out our latest apparel? Get creative and give the gift of ANCW membership and a T-shirt. They sure make great gifts.

As you strive to recruit members to ANCW, make becoming a Platinum Spur your goal. To become a Platinum Spur, simply recruit at least five members this year. To maintain your Spur status, continue to recruit 3 members each year.

A Spur social, hosted by the Membership and Communications Committee will be awarded to Platinum Spurs during our annual gathering in San Antonio. We look forward to welcoming you to our elite group of Platinum Spurs.

MOOVE The 2019 MOOVE Contest is under way. MOOVE is a catchy way of saying “Make Our Outstanding Value Evident.” State cattlewomen organizations will again compete to see which of them can increase their membership, programs and participation in ANCW the most. This year’s competition challenges and rewards states that go the extra mile to stretch and grow. We look forward to seeing which organization will pull ahead for the win by promoting beef, increasing their membership within their group and ANCW, and taking part in ANCW programs. What a great opportunity to win some fabulous prizes by having fun promoting beef and educating consumers. Which state will win this year’s fabulous 1st place Powder River prize valued at $1,500? STAY TUNED!

While attending this year’s Legislative Conference, I attended the agency offsite meetings at the USDA Food, Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).

While meeting with FSIS Acting Deputy Administrator Dr. Mindy Brashaers, we were able to discuss lab-grown products being labeled as meat. I asked the question, “how long before we will see this product in the stores?” There are many questions that need to be answered before that will happen. What is the amino acid composition of the cellbased meat? What is the functionality of the product? The food safety aspects of the product needs to be answered.

Does this product contain the good bacteria that will make it safe? All of these are questions that will need to be answered before we will see it in the grocery stores. For all of these questions, they need a product to test. There is not enough product at this time and funding needs to be made available for testing to happen. We were told that the timeline to have in stores is by 10 years. Israel is the country that is the furthest in research, which is in chicken.

Our industry needs to establish a new identity for labeling.

We need to protect our label; it cannot be called beef unless it comes from a carcass. We need to be supportive of research, push them to answer the question, “Is an antibiotic used in the growth medium?” They are still not answering this question.

Next, I met with FNS Acting Deputy Administrator Brandon Lipps to discuss the 2020 Dietary Guidelines that will be published next year. The dietary guidelines have many reports behind it. Twenty scientists launch a committee and interview professional vegetarians, animal protein researchers, agriculture researchers, dairy industry representatives, and many more. Then, they work on these reports to draw a conclusion as to what is needed for a guideline of our daily diet.

The committee will conduct four public meetings at which one can testify. This is the first year the agency will be conducting a meeting outside of the D.C. area. They have chosen to hold one in Houston. This time, they are researching the baby from birth to 24 months on what they eat, drink and snack. Overall, what is good for them to consume.

The agency will be coming up with a new design for the guideline. It was stated that the Pyramid was more youth friendly than the plate. One thing Mr. Lipps left us with was, “People need to balance and have variety in their diet.”

We need to encourage our friends and colleagues to be as engaged as we are.

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Working Groups Fake Protein/Meat

by Wanda Pinnow

I attended my first NCBA Executive Meeting on April 23, 2019. It soon became apparent that many of the board members did not know the difference between the plant based burger and the protein made in the lab. The plant based burger is called the Beyond Burger, it sells for around $11.00 a pound. It is in the meat case next to the beef burger. There is even one of the top fast food establishments putting it on the menu as regular burger item.

The fake meat is grown in a petri dish surrounded by antibodies. We are at least 5 years from finding this on the market. There needs to be enough product for the USDA to run tests on.

County Cattlemen Feed Flood Victims

by Kasey Wallace

In March, Iowa and Nebraska experienced the worst flooding by the Missouri River in years. This flood has been worse than the 2011 flood. On Sunday, March 17, the levee overtopped at Hamburg, Iowa, and water flowed into the south end of town, flooding homes, and other local businesses.

Residents of Fremont County, IA were immediately evacuated leaving them without shelter, food or safe drinking water and with the loss of their personal belongings. County and community leaders quickly put a plan of action together to make sure flood victims were fed.

Marnie Simons Elementary School in Hamburg opened their doors as a resource center. Hamburg Hometown Pride organized nightly meals to be served from the school cafeteria to flood victims. Individuals, businesses and organizations donated food and their time to serve meals.

Fremont County Cattlemen members pulled together and served multiple meals to people. The first time, they grilled ribeye steak sandwiches and hamburgers. The other two times, they served brisket sandwiches.

“When something like this hit close to home, our immediate reaction is to help those in need,” said Kasey Wallace, Fremont County Cattlemen’s President, “People that have been affected by the flood have supported our organization over the years and we wanted to make sure in their time of need, they enjoyed the power of protein.”

Over the course of three nights, the Fremont County Cattlemen served approximately 600 people in need.

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Working Groups Wired With more women becoming involved in beef production, it is a natural fit that the American National CattleWomen (ANCW) would develop WIRED, the Women in Ranching Education and Development Program.

This spring marked the dawning of a new era and a bright new future for ANCW and its members.

The inaugural WIRED programs were held in Gainesville, Florida and Pawhuska, Oklahoma with ladies from 12 states represented at both. This was an amazing opportunity for ranch women to come together with other ladies with similar interests within the beef industry.

The WIRED program spotlighted guest speakers and specialists who presented the latest research and information in beef cattle management and stewardship. Attendees were also provided hands-on learning opportunities and workshops tailored to hot topics in the industry including forage management, marketing, DNA testing/genomics, financing and more. Â

This program exemplifies the “can do� spirit of a CattleWoman, while helping ladies learn more about the industry and growing more confident in her cattle handling and herd management skills.

Throughout the history of ANCW, women have taken a substantial role in advocacy and education. ANCW members truly represent education from farm-to-plate. What better way to equip advocates than to dive in and learn everything which makes sharing more powerful?

Please consider joining ANCW for an empowering chance to grow as an individual and advocate for the beef industry.

Be part of one of our WIRED events or host one in your state, and make your mark in the industry by helping pave the way for future ladies in the cattle industry.

WIRED is the perfect place for all women with a passion for beef cattle to gather together.

Attendees were able to share about their families and the many roles women take on at the Ranch.

It was a great time of fellowship and hands on learning!

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States / Regions ANCW Region II

by Debbie Gill

It was such an honor this past April as the Florida CattleWomen hosted the American National CattleWomen Region II Meeting in conjunction with the ANCW WIRED “Women in Ranching Education and Development” Program here in our beautiful sunshine state of Florida!!

The Florida CattleWomen kicked off the weekend by hosting the Region II Meeting on April 5th 2019 held at the University of Florida Beef Teaching Unit In Gainesville, Florida. We knew we were in for a great weekend as the ladies arrived with extreme enthusiasm! We began with a great FCW welcome to Florida and then we had a wonderful introduction to ANCW by Mrs. Evelyn Greene President Elect focusing on “reflecting on your defining moments,” which connected and resonated with so many of the ladies.

We then moved into sharing our wonderful Region II Reports, we were so blessed to have received reports from the state Presidents of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. I was extremely impressed as every state had so many activities to report on, to highlight a few as we had Alabama CattleWomen reported on their Jr/Sr cook off where 35 youth would be competing, and they also held their first BEEFit 5k run, while Florida CattleWomen reported on the partnership with a Children’s Museum to educate children where BEEF comes from before the grocery store and thousands of Beef samples were handed out at their State fair BEEF booth, Georgia CattleWomen had a wonderful report on their Cattle drive for Hunger and how they provide 10/ $100. grants to food pantries or homeless shelters to purchase BEEF for the needy, Louisiana CattleWomen hold an annual “Beef Appreciation Day” for 4-H members who promote BEEF in someway and hold a “Dessert of the month” raising a record $2,225. during the auction, Mississippi held 12

two steak cook-offs and were able to give 8 scholarships away to students, Our Tennessee CattleWomen do a great basket raffle and average $2000. a year from, they also provide steak biscuits to 400 kids with milk from a TN dairy at the Junior Beef Expo. Keep of the great job Region II CattleWomen!!

As we took a quick break from the meeting we enjoyed a great display of some of the best cookies provided by a FCW executive board member and owner of Coosie Belles desserts! Our leadership/team building was given by Charlotte Emerson CALS UF. Then talk about inspiring, we then had four young influential speakers that are going places and are all an asset to our Beef industry. Ryan Beany National CBAP, Molly McKettrick Jr. Florida Beef Ambassador, Shelby Howell President of the Gator Collegiate CW, and Eden Miller ANCW Collegiate Representative. When then finished off our Region II Meeting with a “Chuck knows Beef demonstration” and cooking demonstration, then dinner was provided by the Florida Beef Councils DeAnne Maples and Registered dietician Sarah Krieger.

Saturday April 6th we kicked off the ANCW WIRED Program with a hands on demonstration on calf processing and chute side manners by Dr. Todd Thrift and Jesse Savell of the University of Florida. All the ladies in attendance were engaged and involved.

We then had a presentation on leadership legacy by Jonathan Jarrell of Cone distributing, our delicious lunch was so generously provided by Farm Credit of Florida. Jill Ginn of Texas with Neogen/ Geneseek Beef geonomics had a great presentation and then we moved back outside to

more hands on with pen design and cattle handling techniques.

Dinner was extraordinary as the GCCW held dinner in the barn with great food, live band and silent auction! What a great way for the ladies to end the day!

On the final day of WIRED Sunday April 7th, we had an inspirational and uplifting service by Mr. Billy Keith of Rafter Cross Cowboy Church. Then an absolute highlight was to have Dr. LuJean Waters of Heartland Large Animals give an outstanding demonstration with the Cow simulator named “LULU.” Hands on teaching of calving difficulties and reproductive success, it was wonderful to see everyone with their gloves on learning and caring back to their family operations what they had learned. We wrapped the day up with testimonials from a panel of three successful women in the cattle industry! This program was a huge success and without our generous sponsors this would not have been possible! Thank you to LongRange, MULTIMIN, NEOGEN, DATAMARS, Farm Credit of Florida, UF, Rabo Finance, Florida CattleWomen, MERCK, Florida Beef Council, and Heartland Large Animal Services.

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States / Regions Region III and Region VII Joint Meeting The Region III and VII ANCW Meeting will be held June 13 - 15, 2019 near the Amana Colonies in Iowa. The meeting will be held at the Die Heimat Country Inn B&B in Homestead. Registration will begin at 2 p.m., Thursday, June 13.

A tour of the Amana Colonies Beef Farm will kick off the event. It will begin at 4 p.m. Following the tour, supper will be grilled by the Linn County Cattlemen. Rochelle Gilman, a dietician, will teach us which wines pair best with beef.

Friday will be a day full of meetings. We will begin at 9 a.m. with a welcome and ice breaker. Speakers include Brooke German, Iowa Beef Industry Council; Chris Freland, Executive Director of Iowa Beef Council; and Evelyn Greene, ANCW President-elect.

On Friday afternoon, attendees will have the opportunity to explore the Amana Colonies. Evening plans are still being ironed out. To learn about the history of the Amana Colonies and what to explore, visit http://www. amanacolonies.com/.

Saturday includes time for networking and region meetings, as well as an additional one or two speaker(s). The meeting will conclude at 11:30 a.m. Participants are encouraged to enjoy lunch on their way home or take more time to explore the area.

To make a room reservation, contact Die Heimat Country Inn at 319-622-3937. Additional lodging nearby is Amana Colonies Guest House Motel at 319-622-3599. Registration cost and form will be available soon. Watch for updates on the ANCW Region III Facebook page, email and at https:// ancw.org/region-meetings/.

Happy Spring?

Mother Nature sure has been playing games and showing us her unpredictability. I hope this finds you with great weather now and all that you need.

Region VI Meeting will occur May 6 – 8, and I am excited to update you in the next newsletter. We will meet in the Sunrise Resort in Bear Lake, Utah. I know that Arizona is ready and making arrangements to host the meeting in 2020. I’m confident I can speak for all in expressing my sincere “Thank You” for the states that host these region meetings and all the hard-working ladies who make it happen. We do appreciate you so much!

We are also looking forward to our summer conference in July. We should have further information in our next article.

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ies in Aurora, Colorado. Keep that in mind please when making your flight or travel plans. Currently, we are scheduled to meet Sunday, July 28, and Monday, 29. Both will be full days.

CattleWomen in all of our states have been working and appointing their Beef Ambassadors and have been actively involved in their own functions and community events. It’s an exciting time!

We have so much going on at our borders with immigration, endangered species specific to each state and water issues that we need to always be up-to-date on. Please watch for any “Call to Action” and submit your comments if the oppor-

Arizona State Cowbelles Annual Report

by Marie Pyeatt Most of the Cowbelle activities in Arizona take place at the local level. The biggest one of the events is the Tucson Festival of Books, a two-day event at the University of Arizona. Hundreds of booths are set up to entice readers from every genre. It draws in more than 100,000 people. The Arizona Cowbelles promote and educate the public about the beef industry while handing out “Beef Sticks” literature, recipes and showing patrons how to find Chuck Knows Beef. Cowbelles from multiple groups supported this booth as well as 4-H, FFA and our Beef Ambassadors.

Other activities the Cowbelles do are ranch days for 4th graders, a ranch rodeo day for a local school with grades K-8, booths at pumpkin festivals, county fairs and others.

They have food demos at retail stores, sell beef burritos and pies for a fundraiser.

In support of the Arizona Cattle Growers, the ladies help with BBQs, steak fries, etc. They also support the Arizona Cattle Industry Foundation by buying and donating their recently published book, “AZ Ranch-Raised Kids” for schools all across the state. Some of our Cowbelles also sell these books to help the Foundation with this fundraising project.

Every year, the Arizona Cowbelles serve lunch for the Arizona Pioneer Stockmen at the Arizona National Livestock Show. It is always a treat for us to converse with the pioneers and hear their stories of “life on the ranch” in the old days.

We help support the Cooperative Extension Service with the Summer Agriculture Institute. This is a week-long training for school teachers from all across the state, and provides the teachers with knowledge about agriculture in Arizona. We provide lunch and information as they tour parts of the state, visiting farms and ranches.

The original Cowbelles will be celebrating their 80th an-

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States / Regions niversary in October in Douglas, Arizona. What a legacy they have. It is fantastic to think that the American National CattleWomen started with just 16 strong ranching wives, who only wanted to get together and socialize, has grown to be what it is today. We owe a lot to those wonderful ladies. There are granddaughters and great granddaughters of those ladies who are members today. Every state has its pioneers that made this organization what it is today. A big ‘thank you’ to them and all who are still working to keep it going and growing. KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON! Montana CattleWomen 2019

by Connie Ahlgren

We have teamed up with Montana Beef Council on several occasions. Recently, we had one of our best trade shows, reaching about 3,000 women at the Women’s Expo in Billings. This was a great accomplishment to tell our story to a large audience.

Other activities happening throughout the state are: getting in the schools with our educational material, participating in local farm-to-table events and presenting a college scholarship of $1,000. We are getting prepared for our annual Ranch Relay Run coming up in August, which lets us showcase land stewardship along with facts about beef and how important it is for good health.

We’ve had our boots on the ground all over the state kicking up some beef education/promotion.

With the busy legislative year, we’ve been keeping up on topics that concern the livestock industry, keeping our members informed on various bills such as delisting the Grizzly Bears, BLM Bison grazing, COOL and water rights, just to name a few. During agriculture appreciation week, we went to the Capitol in Helena to help host a luncheon for all the legislators. We had an attractive booth that displayed all the activities we do through the year and the opportunity to mingle with the senators, representatives and lobbyists.

We are especially proud of our District I Director Trina Jo Bradley from Valier, Montana. She was recently appointed to the National Wildlife Service Advisory Committee from Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.

Trina has experience with wildlife and is great at telling her story. It will be nice to have a rancher on the committee who lives and deals with this issue everyday on their ranch.

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Washington County, Oklahoma CattleWomen

by Robin Richards

During the local county fair, we hold our annual fundraiser of a pie and basket auction. Prior to the fair, the CattleWomen send letter to the local beef producers letting them know how our funds are dispersed into the community. The CattleWomen bake pies, and we have baskets that contain beef certificates donated from the local beef producers and items donated by local merchants. The certificates can be redeemed at local meat markets, restaurants and grocery stores. The pies and baskets are auctioned off. Last year, we earned $6,700 and will have put $5,400 back into the community with $4,000 going to the 4-H, FFA and 4-H Beef club before our next auction fundraiser this fall.

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