PBCI/SLE County Youth Winners to be Recognized

        The Southeastern Livestock Exposition has recently taken advantage of an opportunity to partner with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in Atmore, AL to recognize and reward youth who are active participants in Alabama’s livestock industry. Through a selection process directed at the county level, two young people per county have been selected to each receive a $250 cash award as well as an invitation to receive their award before a statewide audience during the 2012 Alabama Junior Beef Expo. These outstanding young people represent Alabama's finest livestock showmen as well as those young people who are active in our industry outside the livestock show arena.

        Please join us in congratulating this amazing group of young people as they are recognized during a special awards program to be held during the Junior Beef Expo on Saturday March 10th at noon.

County	First	Last
Autauga	Wyatt	Lockhart
Autauga	Logan	Strock
Baldwin	Natalie	de Jongh
Baldwin	August	Cassebaum
Bibb	Jarad	Taylor
Bibb	Dustin	Rominger
Blount	Will	Graves
Blount	Houston	Jones
Bullock	Joseph	Adams
Bullock	Daniel	Adams
Butler	Kenny	Harden
Butler	Jessica	Fuller
Calhoun	Rob	Broadwell
Calhoun	Justin	Grace
Chambers	Zack	Slay
Chambers	Taylor	Blair
Cherokee	Sean	Stansell
Cherokee	Daniel	Rogers
Chilton	Adam	Heflin
Chilton	James	Parnell
Choctaw	Blake	Allen
Choctaw	Slade	Johnston
Cleburne	Josh	Hammond
Cleburne	Abby	Ledbetter
Coffee	Jake	Blackmon
Coffee	Amanda	Reeves
Conecuh	Kelly	Goneke
Conecuh	Ali	Congdon
Coosa	Olivia	Harrell
Coosa	Alex	Eason
Crenshaw	Cassidy	Catrett
Crenshaw	Cameron	Catrett
Cullman	Shayne	Pinyan
Cullman	Brooke	Roberts
Dale	Madison	Tew
Dale	Shelby	Windham
Dallas	Kyle	Friday
Dallas	Katie Ryon	Gibbs
Elmore	Baleigh	Moseley
Elmore	Ryan	Barfoot
Escambia	Hailey	Lambeth
Escambia	Logan	Williamson
Etowah	Emma Kate	Merriman
Etowah	HannahElizabeth	Stewart
Geneva	Codi Nevaire	Clemmons
Geneva	Hannah	Phillips
Greene	Hannah	Garner
Greene	Rachel	Wilson
Hale	Cole	Marsh
Hale	John	Glover
Henry	Josh	Jones
Henry	Tiffany	Turner
Houston	Elizabeth	Miller
Houston	Jacob	Meadows
Jackson	Rayne	Starkey
Jackson	Caleb	Proctor
Jefferson	Katie	Reeves
Jefferson	Thomas	Reeves
Lauderdale	Kayleen	McCafferty
Lauderdale	Hank	Thigpen
Lawrence	Mathew	Namie
Lawrence	Blake	Mennes
Lee	Reid	McGuire
Lee	Chandler	Mulvaney
Limestone	Summer	Clark
Limestone	Lane	Oligee
Lowndes	Danzerrick	Rudolph
Lowndes	Trent	Woodley,Jr
Macon	Dustin	King
Macon	Arquel	Poole
Madison	Zachery	McCord
Madison	Abigal	McCord
Marengo	Hannnah	Rankin
Marengo	Abigail	Rankin
Marshall	Trey	Blackburn
Marshall	Brittney	Howard
Mobile	Whitney	Williams
Mobile	Taylor	Evans
Monroe	Christopher	Bell
Monroe	Jake	Tucker
Montgomery	Khadra	Findley
Morgan	Preston	Adams
Morgan	Quinn	Roberts
Perry	Stewart	Hargroder
Perry	Matthew	Brady
Pickens	Neely	Pearson
Pickens	John	Norris
Pike	Kate	Johnson
Pike	Logan	Johnson
Randolph	Shelby	Traylor
Randolph	Casey	Hadley
Shelby	Cheyenne	Wells
Shelby	Elliot	Folmar
St Clair	Tyler	Funderburg
St. Clair	Cody	Parks
Sumter	Blake	Dial
Sumter	D'Andre	Long
Talladega	Stephanie	Housch
Talladega	Jay	Howard
Tallapoosa	Lindsay	Poole
Tallapoosa	Rebecca	Oliver
Tuscaloosa	Lauren	Hughes
Tuscaloosa	Brannon	Ballard
Washington	Payton	Williams
Washington	Emily	Williams
Wilcox	Carl	Jackson,III
Wilcox	Sarah	Henderson

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2012 ACA Convention Schedule Online

The schedule of events for the 69th Annual ACA Convention & Trade Show is now online, as is registration. Highlights for the event include speakers from around the country as well as a revamped schedule.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Below is more information on a couple of the speakers who will address convention attendees:

Duane Lenz, Cattle-Fax Manager of Operations and Analyst Services

            Duane has been a Market Analyst at Cattle-Fax since 1989, working with Texas, Colorado, Nebraska and Western U.S. feedlots and cow/calf producers.  His current responsibilities are with Texas, California and Arizona feedyards, as well as serving as manager of Operations and Analyst Services for Cattle-Fax.  Duane is also heavily involved with meat analysis.

Prior to working at Cattle-Fax, Duane spent 9 years as a lamb buyer for Farmstead Foods Corp. (formerly Wilson Foods Corp.).  He was raised 30 miles south of Denver on a diversified livestock operation.  Duane is a graduate of Colorado State University.

            Cattle-Fax is a member-owned organization whose objective is to help member cattlemen make more profitable marketing and management decisions.  Cattle-Fax supplies its members, in all segments of cattle production and feeding throughout the United States, with timely market information, analyses and educational programs to assist them in making better bottom-line decisions.  The information, including data provided by members, is developed by Cattle-Fax's staff of market analysts and researchers.  Cattle-Fax information is available to members through a weekly printed report, in conversations with analysts on toll-free lines, and on video screens and personal computers.

Ashley Lyon, Esq., NCBA Deputy Environmental Counsel

            Ashley grew up on a diversified agricultural operations with row crops and a small commercial backgrounding operation in the town of Norborne, Montana.  She received her Agriculture Economics degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. During her undergraduate work, she interned for Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond in Washington, D.C. and then returned to the area upon graduation to attend law school at George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, VA. 

            During law school, Ashley had the opportunity to work with NCBA’s Chief Environmental Counsel, Tamara Thies, as her environmental law clerk, and upon completion of law school became NCBA’s Deputy Environmental Counsel. As part of the government affairs team in D.C., Ashley represents cattle producer interests before Congress, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Management and Budget on diverse environmental issues that are increasingly affecting the cattle industry.  These issues include regulation of CAFOs under the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, Superfund law, and the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure law.  

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2012 SLE Rodeo TV Commercials Debut

The television commercials for this year's SLE Rodeo are being released now online and will begin TV air play next week. See a sample below or visit ACA's YouTube channel to see more as they're released.

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Video Invites to the 2012 ACA Convention

The upcoming 2012 ACA Convention & Trade Show will be held March 30-31st  in Huntsville, AL at the Von  Braun Convention Center. Click here to REGISTER ONLINE.

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Colt Ford & Clint Black Coming to the 2012 SLE Rodeo

        Colt Ford has been announced as the Friday night performer and Clint Black has been announced as the Saturday night performer for the 2012 SLE Rodeo.

        “We’re really excited about bringing Colt Ford and Clint Black to the SLE Rodeo. Folks that you hear on the radio every day will be right here in Montgomery on a big stage in the Coliseum arena on Friday and Saturday night. That’s a big deal for us and we think it’s a big deal for Montgomery too,” says Camp Powers, President of the Southeastern Livestock Exposition.

        All tickets for Friday and Saturday nights will be $22. All Friday and Saturday night rodeo attendees will be admitted free to the concerts with their rodeo tickets. These concerts are due to a sponsorship agreement between the SLE and PCI Gaming. Tickets for Thursday night and the Saturday matinee are priced at $19 for adults and $9 for children. 

        “More than once, we’ve tried to host entertainers at the SLE Rodeo but just weren’t happy with the result. Thanks to PCI Gaming, we’re bringing in Colt Ford and Clint Black on a stage in the Coliseum after the rodeo. Coupling that with the IPRA National All-Region Finals Rodeo is exciting for rodeo fans and the Southeastern,” says Dr. Billy Powell, Executive Director of the Southeastern Livestock Exposition.

        The 2012 SLE Rodeo will be held March 8-10 at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery. Tickets for all 4 performances are for sale now online through Ticketmaster or by calling 1-888-2RODEO2. As well, rodeo fans can buy their tickets in person from the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association headquarters building or from the Garrett Coliseum the week of the rodeo.

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