Hundreds of cattlemen will convene on the Rocket City this Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31 for the 69th Annual Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention Trade Show. The biggest cattle event of the year will be at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville.
The event will offer attendees the opportunity to hear from industry experts on topics relating to policy, trade, production, and marketing. A highlight of the event is the huge trade show which has grown considerably this year to include 75 vendors representing the complete spectrum of products and services in demand from cattlemen as well as a few the whole families can enjoy.
An added attraction this year is an effort from the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association and its members to restock the canned food stores of the North Alabama Food Bank as the one year anniversary of the April 27th tornadoes draws near. Admission to the trade show on Saturday is free to those who contribute a canned food item to help in the Association’s drive to help the food bank.
In addition 41 students will be awarded scholarships through the Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation funded mostly from the sale of the “Cowboy Tag”. Wendell Gibbs of Ranburne will be inducted into the Alabama Livestock Hall of Fame and Ag Commissioner John McMillan will receive the T. Whit Athey Award for leadership.
Donna Jo Curtis, cattle producer from Athens, will be installed as president of the statewide organization at the annual meeting on Sunday. Curtis will be the second woman to lead this 11,600 member association. Curtis stated that eight out of ten of the counties with the most cattle are located in north Alabama and she extends a special invitation to these producers to take time to come and attend this event.
Registration on-site for the event is open to everyone, even those who are not members of the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association. A complete schedule of events is available online at www.bamabeef.org.
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