Happy Fall, y'all! Fall means all kinds of wonderful things. It means football, cooler temperatures that make farm labor much more tolerable, calving season for our Fall calvers out there and, of course, October Beef Month!
We've got all kinds of exciting things going on at the Cattlemen's. We are staying so busy in the office that we can't find dates on the calendar to fit in all the meetings and events we need to have! That's a good problem to have, though, because we love working for our cattlemen. Check out #WhatsGoingOn this week at the ACA.
AJCA Growth Plan
ACA staffer Curt Berry has been working to establish a plan to increase numbers and activity in the Alabama Junior Cattlemen's Association. County presidents be on the lookout for a letter regarding advisory nominations for prospective chapters in the state! If you've got ideas or questions, call or email Curt.
SLE Rodeo Planning is Underway
On Tuesday, the Southeastern Livestock Exposition hosted its members at the annual business and membership meeting with SLE President Thomas Ellis presiding. Following the committee and business meetings, the SLE was treated to a steak dinner in the building and fun and fellowship was had by all. Members were encouraged to seek out new members, get the groundwork moving on their committees and start thinking about sponsorships for the 2016 SLE Rodeo. ACA/SLE staffers also gave updates on their plans of action regarding the Junior Beef Expo, advertising, financials and the Cowboy Cookoff.
The 2016 rodeo will be held March 17-19, 2016 at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery. Stay tuned on the SLE Rodeo Facebook and SLE Rodeo website for updates and ticket sales.
Thomas Ellis and Dr. Billy Powell will be heading to Omaha, Nebraska for the rest of this week for the Global Rodeo Conference.
October Beef Month Proclamation
As of 2 p.m. this Wednesday afternoon, October will officially be proclaimed Beef Month in Alabama. The ACA officer team and ACA staffers will join the Governor in his office as he makes it official with his proclamation and signature. The ACA officers will present Gov. Bentley with a platter of ribeye steaks in honor of the occasion. The first October Beef Month proclamation occurred in 1964 at the desk of Gov. George Wallace.
Speaking of October Beef Month...
ACA Membership Coordinator Selina Knight will be working throughout Wednesday to put together requested October Beef Month boxes for counties. If your county chapter plans to have a booth at a county fair during October or would like to participate in Cowboys in the Classroom, call or email Selina to get promotional items!
Social Media Spotlight
We'd just like to take a quick second to announce that the ACA Facebook page has reached over 5,000 likes! We are very excited about this, and on October 1, we will be announcing on the page, who won the beautiful steak knife set! Be on the lookout for exciting things during #OctBeefMonth and get ready to share, share, share the word about BEEF!
Checkoff Corner
The Beef Girl Heads South
Erin will be at a beef seminar for Associated Wholesale Grocers Thursday in Mobile. Over 30 meat market managers in South Alabama and Mississippi will meet to learn about current trends in the retail market, and ACA will present relevant market information and new consumer trends related to beef.The Beef Girl Heads East
After a day spent in Mobil with the Associated Wholesale Grocers, Erin will spend Friday at the Lambert-Powell Meats Lab in Auburn along with AU faculty and local producers putting on an educational BEEF 101 session for the Sysco Central Alabama sales team. Lastly...
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