What’s Going On Wednesday: August 30, 2017

Happy Wednesday! It’s a busy week with Auburn and Alabama kickoff games this weekend, calving season beginning and the fall months just around the corner. Cattlemen across the state are gearing up for a busy time of year, but we all need to stop for just a moment to send prayerful thoughts to our friends and neighbors to the west. Many Alabama cattlemen work closely with southeast Texas cattle producers, and as a close-knit community, we have to stand and work together during times of catastrophic loss. Keep reading to learn more about this week’s association work and how you can contribute to relief efforts relating to beef cattle.


 

Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund- Now Live

Credit: CNN
Photo Credit: CNN

As you read this, southeast Texas cattlemen are fighting to protect their herds today while lending a helping hand to community relief efforts. More than 1.2 million head of cattle in 54 Texan counties have been affected by the 46+ inches of rainfall accumulated in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. This historical catastrophe has left families evacuated from homes, interstates submerged in flood waters and cattlemen desperately pushing their cattle to high ground. Cattlemen helping cattlemen is a story known all too well by Alabama beef cattle producers who have been on the receiving end of generous donations during times of devastation in our own home state. That is why the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association has opened a Hurricane Relief Fund through the Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation to raise money that will be donated to relief efforts relating to beef cattle production in southeast Texas. All donations are tax deductible as the ACF is a 501(c)(3) organization.

 

Click Here to Donate –> www.BamaBeef.org/HurricaneRelief

 

 

ACA REGIONAL MEETINGS

save the date

The staff is busy preparing for regional meetings which starting next week.  We ask that all county officers try to attend these meetings as we will be doing the following:

  • A survey for you to complete to help us plan for convention, magazine and website
  • County secretaries will get the first look and some training on the brand new web-based membership program that will be used for the upcoming membership year

We’ll also be bringing October Beef Month supplies, updates, software training and open discussion to your back yard. If you’re interested in an October Beef Month box, you must contact Jessica.

 

Here are the dates:

9/5 Marshall County Dinner

6:30 p.m. Guntersville Extension Office

9/6 Lawrence County Breakfast

7:30 a.m. Mel’s Stockyard (Moulton)

9/12 Tallapoosa County Dinner

6:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Dadeville

9/13 Tuscaloosa County Breakfast

7:30 a.m. Heritage House (Tuscaloosa)

9/19 Clarke County Dinner

6:30 p.m. Big Mike’s Steak House (Thomasville)

9/20 Pike County Breakfast

7:30 a.m. Julia’s Restaurant (Troy)

 

For those planning to attend next week’s meetings in north Alabama, we have to guarantee meals by THIS FRIDAY. If you do not RSVP by Friday afternoon, we cannot guarantee a meal. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Jessica Kennedy.

 

 

Meeting with ADEM

On Tuesday, ACA Executive Vice President Erin Beasley and ACA Director of Industry Relations & Youth Programs Michael Agar attended an Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) meeting to receive updates regarding environmental programs.  Topics such as WOTUS were apart of the conversation. Submit your comments on WOTUS here.

 

 

Roanoke Stockyard Visit

Today, Beasley and Agar met with with ACA Vice President Chris Langley fileto visit Roanoke Stockyard. This is just stop on a quest to visit every stockyard in the state over the next six months. It’s a packed house today, despite the dreary weather! Special thanks to Chad, Cal and Don Green for many years of great business.

 

 

CATTLE JUDGING FIELD DAY

17190968_1464115086931899_4242343227110361099_n(1)Join the 40+ youth who have already registered for this event! On September 16, youth across Alabama are invited to participate in a cattle judging class with Auburn University Livestock Judging Coach Jason P’Poole, judge a few classes, learn during a questions class and get feedback on their reason-giving skills from P’Poole and ACA’s Michael Agar, an alumni of the Mississippi State Livestock Judging Team. This event is FREE to all youth, and while AJCA membership is not required, it is encouraged.
Registration for the event is now available online. To learn more or to register, visit BamaBeef.org/JudgingFieldDay

 

Also- save the date for our upcoming Youth Production Field Day as well! This event will be held November 11 from 9AM-3PM at Langley Farms in Camp Hill, AL. We look forward to seeing you at this event!

 

 

OCTOBER BEEF MONTH- BRINGING THE BEEF TO ALABAMA

Get ready for an exciting month of beef promotion! October Beef MonthIbotta App Icon plans are coming together nicely…and we are bringing big things to this year’s month-long promotion efforts.  The following programs are planned and will take place during the busy month:

  • Ibotta beef coupon promotion
  • Social Media takeover on Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram
  • Beef Up the Blood Drive at the ACA office in partnership with the Dept. of Agriculture
  • Beef Week in Montgomery featuring beef at 5 downtown restaurants
  • Beef 101 educational programs
  • Cowboys in the Classroom reading program (if you want to request books, contact Jessica at the ACA office)

 

 

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What’s Going On Wednesday: August 23, 2017

Hello again to our dedicated blog readers and fellow Alabama cattle producers. While Bama fever and Tiger pride is beginning to grip our hearts and minds, your state Cattlemen’s team is gearing up for a busy fall season ahead. Preparations are being made for our upcoming regional meetings, October Beef Month, Beef 101 programs and all the other exciting events that come when the leaves start to change. While we work away on beef promotion efforts, you’re preparing for fall calving season, your annual sale and fall weaning. Let’s all take a break from the madness to update on all that’s happening with your state cattlemen’s association this week.


 

Membership Software – Loading Now!

Facebooklogo_homepageACA Membership Coordinator Jessica Kennedy is buried under 50,000 membership profiles and many, long-winded training programs as she works toward launching our new membership software. She is working throughout the day to get herself trained on this new program so that she can train you at our upcoming regional meetings. The plan is to have the software up and running by the kickoff of the November membership drive, with training and plenty of time for questions before the launch.

 

Note: We are asking that NO MORE information be submitted to the Ag Returns software. If you have new county information to submit, please contact Jessica Kennedy

 

 

Bama’s Best Burger- Fiery 4

After an impressive Elite 8 round of the Bama’s Best Burger contest, the 20620882_1101617759974226_3117528004350948988_nFiery 4 finalists have been named. Before we tell you who made it to the top, we want to update you on the scale this contest reached during the week-long tenure of the Elite 8 round. In just seven days, we were able to garner a reach of over 223,500 Facebook users, generate over 26,800 post engagements, encourage over 22,100 clicks on the contestants’ photos and earn 1,149 new page likes on top of the 1,124 from the previous round. This puts us 105 likes away from reaching 20,000 Facebook followers!

Check out who made the Elite 8 cut from each region:

North

  • Rattlesnake Saloon’s “The Duke Burger” (Tuscumbia)

Central

  • Black Rock Bistro’s “Alabama Burger” (Jasper)

South

  • Hamburger King’s “Deluxe Cheeseburger” (Montgomery)

Gulf

  • Our Place Diner’s “Bacon, Egg & Cheese Burger” (Ozark)

Now the fun part is underway! Judges (who shall not be named) are traveling across the state to each venue to try their popular burgers. That’s a pretty good gig! These judges will submit their judging cards at the end of September is just enough time for us to announce the winner of the Bama’s Best Burger contest on October 2 to kickoff Beef Month in Alabama!

 

 

ACA REGIONAL MEETINGS

save the date

The staff is busy preparing for regional meetings which start the first week in September.  We ask that all county officers try to attend these meetings as we will be doing the following:

  • A survey for you to complete to help us plan for convention, magazine and website
  • County secretaries will get the first look and some training on the brand new web-based membership program that will be used for the upcoming membership year

We’ll also be bringing October Beef Month supplies, updates, software training and open discussion to your back yard. If you’re interested in an October Beef Month box, contact Jessica.

 

Here are the dates:

9/5 Marshall County Dinner

6:30 p.m. Guntersville Extension Office

9/6 Lawrence County Breakfast

7:30 a.m. Mel’s Stockyard (Moulton)

9/12 Tallapoosa County Dinner

Location/Time TBD

9/13 Tuscaloosa County Breakfast

7:30 a.m. Heritage House (Tuscaloosa)

9/19 Clarke County Dinner

6:30 p.m. Big Mike’s Steak House (Thomasville)

9/20 Pike County Breakfast

7:30 a.m. Pig Cafe (Troy)

 

If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Jessica Kennedy.

 

 

Monroe/Conecuh Counties cattlemen tour

From what we hear from Monroe County cattleman Tim Tucker, the Monroe and Conecuh Cattlemen’s Tour was a great success! The group of 60 visited four outstanding cattle operations, a rock quarry and Bogs and Boulders ATV park. They enjoyed a hamburger supper at C. R. Pate’s Camp and were joined by many more county members for the meal as well as District Judge Jack Weaver and the Conecuh County sherriff. The county leaders want to say a big thanks to all involved and  to the farms and friends who hosted them throughout the tour!

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Tuscaloosa County Summer Meeting

Tuscaloosa County Cattlemen’s Association held its summer meeting last Saturday, August 19 at the Tuscaloosa County Extension Office.  A strong crowd of 130 people were in attendance, and President Steve Ballard had ACA Executive Vice President Erin Beasley come speak to the group.  YCLP representative, Blake Hamner, also gave a report on the program.  A strong cake auction raised close to $2,500 for the junior cattlemen program in Tuscaloosa County.

 

 

Franklin County Sells Big at Watermelon FEestival

Did someone say watermelon? All we heard about were those delicious steak sandwiches!! The Franklin County Cattlemen’s Association knocked it out of the park this past weekend at the Watermelon Festival in Russellville. The event hosted 40,000 people, and the cattlemen sold an incredible 3,200 steak sandwiches at the event. WOW! Money raised from this fundraiser goes to provide at least two scholarships at each of the six public schools across the county. Excellent work, Franklin County!

Sen. Allen Fundraiser

ACA Executive VP Erin Beasley attended a fundraising reception for Sen. Gerald Allen last week.  Senator Allen is a longtime friend of the ACA and represents Tuscaloosa, Lamar and Pickens counties.  You may recognize him by his famous homemade biscuits that he makes each spring at the senators breakfast held at the ACA building!

CATTLE JUDGING FIELD DAY

17190968_1464115086931899_4242343227110361099_n(1)Join the 30+ youth who have already registered for this event! On September 16, youth across Alabama are invited to participate in a cattle judging class with Auburn University Livestock Judging Coach Jason P’Poole, participate in a cattle judging clinic, learn during a questions class and get feedback on their reason-giving skills from P’Poole and ACA’s Michael Agar, an alumni of the Mississippi State Livestock Judging Team. This event is FREE to all youth, and while AJCA membership is not required, it is encouraged.
Registration for the event is now available online. To learn more or to register, visit BamaBeef.org/JudgingFieldDay

 

 

October Beef Month- Bringing the BEEF to Alabama

Get ready for an exciting month of beef promotion! October Beef MonthIbotta App Icon plans are coming together nicely…you’ll even notice a few changes to the promo game plan.  The following programs are planned and will take place during the busy month:

  • Ibotta beef coupon promotion
  • Social Media takeover on Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram
  • Beef Up the Blood Drive at the ACA office in partnership with the Dept. of Agriculture
  • Beef Week in Montgomery featuring beef at 5 downtown restaurants
  • Beef 101 educational programs
  • Cowboys in the Classroom reading program (if you want to request books, contact Jessica at the ACA office)

 

 

Fall Armyworms in Alabama

Damaging populations of fall armyworms have been found in army-worm-660x330eight Alabama counties. While that is far fewer counties than last summer, it is important to check valuable forage grasses. Armyworm caterpillars are detrimental to cattlemen and forage producers. The damage can seem to appear overnight.

 

(Excerpt from Extension Daily article. Continue Reading.)

 

 

 

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What’s Going On Wednesday: August 16, 2017

Howdy, cattlemen! August is scooting past us quickly and bringing the fall months with it. While your staff gears up for an extra busy time of year, we know each of you are preparing for county annual meetings, fall calving season, cattle sales and…let’s be real, this is important…football season. Before we get too focused on touchdowns and newborn calves, get your weekly update from the ACA.


Amping Up Membership…Software Style!

Facebooklogo_homepageIf you’re looking for ACA Membership Coordinator Jessica Kennedy, she’s buried under 50,000 membership profiles dating back to 2005. What are we talking about, you ask? She’s making a huge leap this week toward activating our new membership software. This week held the big import which moves all our data from the old software (Ag Returns) to the new, web-based program! The plan is to have the software up and running by the kickoff of the November membership drive, and we’ll train our county leaders at our upcoming regional meetings.

 

Note: We are asking that NO MORE information be submitted to the Ag Returns software. If you have new county information to submit, please contact Jessica Kennedy

 

Before we finish up our membership update, we’d like to take just oneScreenshot 2017-08-16 13.54.26 more opportunity to congratulate Franklin, Limestone and Lauderdale counties on being the three largest county chapters in 2017. For those who missed the fun at last week’s board meeting, our largest county with 582 members (Franklin County) was awarded a shiny new outdoor tent and “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” banner, while Limestone County (502 members) was awarded the same banner. Coming in at third place with 350 members, Lauderdale County was awarded a $50 merchandise credit. Congrats to all three hard-working counties!

 

ACA Regional Meetings

save the dateIf you’re a leader in your county cattlemen’s chapter, be sure to save the date for our upcoming regional meetings. We’ll be bringing October Beef Month supplies, updates, software training and open discussion to your back yard. If you’re interested in an October Beef Month box, contact Jessica. Here are the dates:

9/5 Marshall County Dinner

6:30 p.m. Guntersville Extension Office

9/6 Lawrence County Breakfast

7:30 a.m. Mel’s Stockyard (Moulton)

9/12 Tallapoosa County Dinner

Location/Time TBD

9/13 Tuscaloosa County Breakfast

7:30 a.m. Heritage House (Tuscaloosa)

9/19 Clarke County Dinner

Location/Time TBD

9/20 Pike County Breakfast

7:30 a.m. Pig Cafe (Troy)

 

Board Sales

Screenshot 2017-08-16 13.13.46Cattle sale season is rapidly approaching and board sales have already begun to kick off around the state. This Thursday, ACA Director of Industry Relations & Youth Programs Michael Agar is attending the Piedmont Cattle Marketing Association Board Sale at the ALFA home office at noon in Montgomery. For those interested, the sale can be viewed live at here. Speaking of cattle sales and ALFA, Michael also enjoyed visiting Montgomery Stockyard this Monday with Nate Jaeger of the Alabama Farmers Federation.

 

 

BAMA’S BEST BURGER Elite 8 Challenge

After five successful years of the Alabama’s Best Steak contest and the20620882_1101617759974226_3117528004350948988_n implementation of the #ALSteakTrail, your beef checkoff program is switching its focus to burgers. After a buzzing week of nominations which garnered a reach of over 241,000 Facebook users, the Bama’s Best Burger contest welcomed over 1,000 nominations, which made the task of finding the eight most-nominated even more daunting than usual. Nevertheless, we did, and now our Facebook Photo Challenge is well underway! Check out who made the Elite 8 cut from each region:

North

  • Rattlesnake Saloon’s “The Duke Burger” (Tuscumbia)
  • Big Chief Drive In’s “Chuck Burger” (Glencoe)

Central

  • Black Rock Bistro’s “Alabama Burger” (Jasper)
  • Deano’s Grill’s “Deano Burger” (Jacksonville)

South

  • Hamburger King’s “Deluxe Cheeseburger” (Montgomery)
  • Sheila C’s Burger Barn’s “Cheeseburger” (Auburn)

Gulf

  • Fish River Grill’s “Swamp Burger” (Foley)
  • Our Place Diner’s “Back, Egg & Cheese Burger” (Ozark)

*Those in italics are currently leading the votes in their district* Get involved with our contest, especially for those who share a home county with a contestant. Share our contest on Facebook and submit you vote today! Click Here to check out photos of each contestant’s burger and to vote. The voting window closes at midnight THIS Sunday, and we will shortly after announce the Fiery 4 finalists!

 

 

Flying High with YCLP

Screenshot 2017-08-16 13.42.27Last week’s Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program (YCLP) session was a true adventure. The objective of our second gathering can be defined into one word- teamwork. The young cattlemen kicked off the weekend by joining at the Beef Teaching Unit at Auburn University for lunch then traded their boots for sneakers as they headed out to the AU Challenge Course. All throughout the hot August afternoon, the future leaders participated in ropes course challenges to learn all about working together as a team, encouragement and how to rely and trust on your fellow cattlemen. The afternoon wrapped up with a delicious dinner at La Cantina, owned by Jim Collins of Cusseta, Alabama, followed by a tour of DCJ Ranch, led by farm manager Cal Whatley.

 

Day #2 of the session was spent at the Beef Cattle Conference hosted at Screenshot 2017-08-16 13.42.36the Ham Wilson Livestock Arena in Auburn. The group listened to several guest speakers then joined breakout groups to participate in a calving demonstration, an estrus synchronization discussion and carcass/fabrication evaluations.

 

CATTLE JUDGING FIELD DAY

17190968_1464115086931899_4242343227110361099_n(1)Save the date for our upcoming Cattle Judging Field Day! On September 16, youth across Alabama are invited to participate in a cattle judging class with Auburn University Livestock Judging Coach Jason P’Poole, participate in a cattle judging clinic, learn during a questions class and get feedback on their reason-giving skills from P’Poole and ACA’s Michael Agar, an alumni of the Mississippi State Livestock Judging Team. This event is FREE to all youth, and while AJCA membership is not required, it is encouraged.
Registration for the event is now available online. To learn more or to register, visit BamaBeef.org/JudgingFieldDay

 

 

October Beef Month Planning Underway

October may be a couple months away but your checkoff promotions team already has big plans in the works for October Beef Month in Alabama! While ACA Executive Vice President Erin Beasley spearheads Beef 101 programs and a restaurant-focused “Beef Week,” ACA Director of Social Media & Communications Kayla Greer is pulling out all the stops on digital promotion efforts. Expect to see catchy Facebook advertising, Snapchat takeovers and a statewide ibotta coupon!

 

 

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What’s Going On Wednesday: August 2, 2017

Happy Wednesday, cattlemen! We have officially wrapped up July and are barreling forward toward the end of summer. Your ACA staff is constantly at work on upcoming meetings, promotions and serving the needs of our cattle producers. In fact we’ve been so busy that’s it has been hard to keep up with the blog, so today’s post features TWO weeks worth of ACA activities. Keep reading to learn what’s happening at the ACA this week and last and stay in touch with your state staff.


 

AJCA Round-Up: That’s a Wrap

Two weekends ago brought great success at the 11th annual AJCA Round-directorsUp. Junior cattlemen from across the state joined to exhibit and expand their knowledge of the beef cattle industry. We were thrilled to host over 150 young people in 14 different contests. YOU can still experience all the fun we had at Round-Up by visiting the Alabama Junior Cattlemen’s Association Facebook page and checking out all our videos. Congrats to all who took home a prize and to our newly-elected directors. Check it out:

  • Grand Champion Market Heifer: Lillie Anne Stagner
  • Grand Champion Market Steer: Payton Allen
  • Supreme Champion Breeding Heifer: Dow Boyd

2017-2018 Board of Directors
Adviser: Michael Agar
President & District 4: Cassidy Catrett, Crenshaw County
Vice President & District 1: Reagan Murphree, Blount County
Treasurer & District 1: Cheyenne Ritter, Lauderdale County
Secretary & District 2 Director: Michael Morrison, Clay County
Ex Officio: Cameron Catrett, Crenshaw County
District 2: Tanner Wakefield, Clay County
District 3: Chelsea Langley, Chambers County
District 3: Anniston Bolding, Chilton County
District 4: Bryce Hendricks, Coffee County
At Large: Lakin Whatley, Montgomery County
At Large: Harmon Butler, Dale County
At Large: Sarah Parker, Chambers County

 

 

Ag Media Summit: Website Wins National Award

20258468_1095183907284278_848698245846806497_nAWARD “SITING”: Last week, your ACA publications and marketing staffers Nicky Bechard and Kayla Greer traveled west to Salt Lake City, Utah to participate in the Ag Media Summit (AMS). This largely-attended event hosts over 500 agricultural editorials, marketers and photographers to participate in workshops designed to hone their craft. Each year, the Livestock Publications Council (LPC) hosts its annual membership meeting and contest awards ceremony during AMS. Your association website, BamaBeef.org, brought home first place in the “Association Website” contest category. This national recognition draws attention to the cleanliness, speed and extensive information offered to Alabama’s cattle producers and those looking to learn more about the beef cattle industry. We’re proud to offer such a website to our cattlemen!

 

 

Market & Farm Visit

Last Tuesday, July 25, ACA Executive Vice President Erin Beasley and Director of Industry Relations & Youth Programs Michael Agar stopped by Mid State Stockyard in Letohatchee to visit with market owners and enjoy the sale. After leaving, the duo stopped in at CK Cattle in Hope Hull, Alabama where Michael was introduced to the crew and given the general layout of the operation so he can more effectively plan the Cattle Judging Field Day to be hosted there on September 16.

 

Slim’s Summer Picnic Success

Last Thursday brought tons of fun to The MOOseum as more than 130 20264874_1381386091982555_5653729672246249705_nlittle buckaroos stopped by to participate in Slim’s Summer Picnic. It was a staff effort to execute the event, but the mastermind behind the fun and games was The MOOseum Coordinator Kara Harden. Courtesy of SunSouth Montgomery, we had a John Deere tractor photo op and special thanks to Justalil’ Rodeo Company for bringing all the fun cowboy games!! On top of all that excitement, attendees also got a hamburger lunch and toured The MOOseum!

 

Special shout out to Eclectic Child Development Center for bringing a whopping 49 lil buckaroos and winning a catered beef lunch for their center! We look forward to visiting with them soon.

 

 

Membership

GATORWE HAVE RAFFLE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!! Contact us if you’d like a book to sell or purchase for your chance to win the John Deere Gator! The deadline to have money and raffle tickets turned in is before or at the summer board meeting. There will be a prize for the person who sells the most raffle tickets. They come in books of 10 and Jessica can mail them out today! Email Jessica

 

Board of Directors: Don’t forget our Board Meeting to be held August 10 at the ACA Building in downtown Montgomery. We look forward to seeing each of you and updating you on all we’ve done this summer as well as telling you what to look forward to in the fall! To RSVP, email Jessica or call her today at (334) 265-1867. If you’re in our “Top Hand Club” for membership recruitment (below) and will be in attendance to receive your prize, let us know!

  • Mac Strickland
  • Michael Jordan
  • Terry Slaten
  • Terry Wallace
  • Brenda Glover
  • James Robert Parnell
  • Bill Walding
  • Jack Batts
  • James Phillips
  • Clifton Garrett
  • Orland Britnell
  • Daveen Stanford
  • David Welborn
  • Richard Meadows
  • Jim Jordan
  • Joe Bradley
  • Otis Dickerson

 

 

BAMA’S BEST BURGER KICKOFF

After five successful years of the Alabama’s Best Steak contest and the20620882_1101617759974226_3117528004350948988_n implementation of the #ALSteakTrail, your beef checkoff program is switching its focus to burgers. That’s right! This past Monday kicked off the first-ever Bama’s Best Burgers contest. We are on the hunt for the best burger our great state has to offer, and we need your help finding it! Share our contest on Facebook, submit a nomination and stay tuned to continue voting. Contest structure will follow that of last year’s Alabama’s Best Steak contest where we accept nominations, announce a top eight and then ask your help participating in our photo bracket challenges online.

 

The contest is already off to a great start with over 430 nominations submitted and an online reach of over 75,000 in just TWO DAYS. Visit BamaBeef.org/BestBurger to submit your nomination now through Sunday, August 6.

 

 

Cattle Judging Field Day

17190968_1464115086931899_4242343227110361099_n(1)Save the date for our upcoming Cattle Judging Field Day! On September 16, youth across Alabama are invited to participate in a cattle judging class with Auburn University Livestock Judging Coach Jason P’Poole, participate in a cattle judging clinic, learn during a questions class and get feedback on their reason-giving skills from P’Poole and ACA’s Michael Agar, an alumni of the Mississippi State Livestock Judging Team. This event is FREE to all youth, and while AJCA membership is not required, it is encouraged.
Registration for the event is now available online. To learn more or to register, visit BamaBeef.org/JudgingFieldDay

 

Thank You, Agriscience Teachers

Today, ACA Executive Vice President Erin Beasley and ACA Director of Industry Relations and Youth Programs Michael Agar are attending the Agriscience teacher summer meeting to present certificates to every teacher that completed Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) with their students in the 2016-2017 school year.  The top three schools who certified the most kids were: Foley High School, East Limestone High School and Eufaula High School.  We would like to thank every teacher that utilized BQA in their class room last year and look forward to continuing the program this year.  Michael will also be discussing his upcoming youth field days to try and recruit teachers to bring students to learn and get involved with AJCA!

 

 

NCBA Stockmanship & Stewardship Conference

Tomorrow, Erin and Michael will attend the NCBA Stockmanship & Stewardship Conference in Starkville, Mississippi.  Erin will be a speaker on the program doing a talk on “Consumer Perceptions of Production Practices and Animal Welfare” which will feature the latest consumer market research from the national beef checkoff and programs that we implement in Alabama to teach people about beef production.

 

 

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