Oct 22, 2008 Yes the date is correct and that is what it looked like as I pulled out of the my driveway this morning headed for Twin Falls, ID. We did receive 8 inches of snow before dawn Thursday morning. The sweet clover and bunnies never lie.
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Saturday Oct 11, 2008 The selection of the 2009 Beef Ambassador team in complete. I must tell you that I am proud to call each one of them a fellow beef producer. From left to right, Sharon Byrne, PA, Jessica Sampson, CA, Allison Grainger, TX, Sierra Simpson, OK, and Bradley Copenhaver, VA. Congratulations and I look forward to working with you in the upcoming year.
More bang for your buck
by Kelli Loos
As producers we may lay awake at night worrying about the markets or the weather or maybe even whether or not the neighbors peaked-rumped bull will jump the fence and get in with our heifers. But perhaps what we should be worrying about is what we will do if consumers decide to listen to the well-funded vocal minority and cut meat out of their diets. Now that is something worth considering and even more importantly something worth taking action on.
For the past nineteen years, representatives of the National Beef Ambassador Program (NBAP) have worked in urban areas and convinced literally millions of soccer moms and college coeds that beef is a vital and important part of a healthy diet. The teams have gone to places we would just as soon steer clear of, where traffic jams don’t mean a herd of cattle plodding down a gravel road, just to get out the good word about beef and to help us sell our product. For whether you believe that you raise beef or you raise cattle, without a market for beef we would all be in trouble.
In the past, the NBAP has been funded by check-off dollars and run by the American National Cattlewomen (ANCW). In 2007 alone, working on a bare-bones budget of just over $100,000, this program made over 115,000 direct consumer contacts, 24,000 student interactions and over 20 million media impressions using print, television and web-based communications. Despite the success and longevity of the program, ANCW was denied the use of check-off funds for the 2009 fiscal year.
In light of this new development, ANCW is reaching out to the beef producers of the United States that benefit most from the work of this energetic and enthusiastic bunch of beef lovers. If every beef producer in this country were to donate just $1, the program would be adequately funded for the next five years. You already send your dollars, one per head, to the Cattlemen’s Beef Board every time you sell an animal. We are requesting just one dollar be sent to the ANCW Foundation, PO Box 3881 Englewood, CO 80155 or donate on the web at www.ancw.org. Of course, larger donations will not be turned away!
After seeing these passionate young leaders in action, I personally guarantee that this donation will be a wise investment for the future of our industry and you will certainly get the most bang for your buck that you have ever gotten in regard to the promotion of beef!
by Kelli Loos
As producers we may lay awake at night worrying about the markets or the weather or maybe even whether or not the neighbors peaked-rumped bull will jump the fence and get in with our heifers. But perhaps what we should be worrying about is what we will do if consumers decide to listen to the well-funded vocal minority and cut meat out of their diets. Now that is something worth considering and even more importantly something worth taking action on.
For the past nineteen years, representatives of the National Beef Ambassador Program (NBAP) have worked in urban areas and convinced literally millions of soccer moms and college coeds that beef is a vital and important part of a healthy diet. The teams have gone to places we would just as soon steer clear of, where traffic jams don’t mean a herd of cattle plodding down a gravel road, just to get out the good word about beef and to help us sell our product. For whether you believe that you raise beef or you raise cattle, without a market for beef we would all be in trouble.
In the past, the NBAP has been funded by check-off dollars and run by the American National Cattlewomen (ANCW). In 2007 alone, working on a bare-bones budget of just over $100,000, this program made over 115,000 direct consumer contacts, 24,000 student interactions and over 20 million media impressions using print, television and web-based communications. Despite the success and longevity of the program, ANCW was denied the use of check-off funds for the 2009 fiscal year.
In light of this new development, ANCW is reaching out to the beef producers of the United States that benefit most from the work of this energetic and enthusiastic bunch of beef lovers. If every beef producer in this country were to donate just $1, the program would be adequately funded for the next five years. You already send your dollars, one per head, to the Cattlemen’s Beef Board every time you sell an animal. We are requesting just one dollar be sent to the ANCW Foundation, PO Box 3881 Englewood, CO 80155 or donate on the web at www.ancw.org. Of course, larger donations will not be turned away!
After seeing these passionate young leaders in action, I personally guarantee that this donation will be a wise investment for the future of our industry and you will certainly get the most bang for your buck that you have ever gotten in regard to the promotion of beef!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Friday Oct 10, 2008 17 female and 3 male young beef ambassadors gather in Oklahoma City for the 2009 American National Cattlewomen's Beef Ambassador Contest. Tomorrow 5 will be selected as next years team but I will tell you that in the past five years I have never witnessed a stronger field top to bottom. Once again reminding us that the best thing produced on American farm/ranches is without a doubt our young people.
More information can be found at National Beef Ambassadors website by clicking here
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
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