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ABAC Cattlemen's Association



EVENTS FROM 2010-2011

Beef and Wild Game Chili Cookoff

            November 15, 2010

            Joint cookoff co-sponsored with Forestry-Wildlife Club

 

Southern Cattle Company Fall Sale

            5 members assisted with pre-sale and sale day events

            October 29 – 30, 2010

            Marianna, FLA                      

 

Bull Evaluation Center Community Service, Irwinville

            Cleanup days in September, February and April

            Bull Sale Luncheon – March 2, 2011

            HERD Sale Luncheon – April 19, 2011

 

Georgia Cattlemen’s Convention, Perry, GA

            March 31 – April 2, 2011

            Members attended educational and leadership meetings

 

ABS AI School for ABAC Cattlemen’s Members (16 completed)

            May 11 – 13, 2011      South Central Livestock, Fitzgerald, GA

 

Spring Break Iowa Feedlot Trip - 5 members traveled; attended 3 required pre-trip sessions

            March 12 – 19, 2011

            Tour of 9 feedlots with the Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity group

            Tour of Angus breeder Dr. Duane Warden (owner of New Level and 4 Point 8)

            Tour of Denison, IA Tyson Beef Processing Facility

            Info sessions with Darrell Busby, retired Beef Specialist with Iowa State University

 

ABAC 14th Annual Steer and Heifer Show

            February 4-5, 2011

            Tift County AG Center

College Aggies Online  - from October 2010 through March 2011

            Sponsored by Animal Agriculture Alliance and American National Cattlewomen’s Association

            Teaches college students how to advocate for animal agriculture using technology and social media

            Individual competition – Jacob Nyhuis 2nd, Randi Walden 4th, Suzanne Black 5th

            Top College Group in the United States (beating approximately 50 other colleges/universities)

            Awarded $750 scholarship to ABAC Cattlemen’s Association!!!

            Jacob Nyhuis represented the ABAC Cattlemen’s (all expenses paid) at the Animal AG Alliance’s

                        Stakeholder Summit, Arlington, VA  May 5-6, 2011

 

ABAC Beef Team

            10 members chosen to work for Georgia Beef Board

            Fall semester – worked in shifts at Harvey’s Grocery Store on Hwy 41

            Some members worked at The Beef Story at the Georgia National Fair

 

AG Awareness Day at UGA Tifton Campus

            3 members assisted Dr. Tim Marshall telling the story of beef quality and cuts

 

Deep South Stocker Conference

            August 12 – 13, 2010

            Moultrie, GA; 2 members participated in conference

 

Pachitla Cattlemen’s Meeting

            Cuthbert, GA  November 11, 2010

            11 members traveled and shared about ABAC Cattlemen and ABAC

 

Meetings

            Randy Fordham with Boehringer-Ingelheim, March 2 meeting

            Henry Jones with Pfizer, November 17 meeting

            Katlin Mulvaney with Georgia Cattlemen’s Association, August 25 meeting

            Faculty from U of FLA Animal Sciences and Meat Sciences, December 1 meeting

            Tour of ABAC Beef Unit with Beef Herd Manager (and ABAC Cattlemen’s advisor), September 22

            Dr. Tim Marshall – program on Cow/Heifer Replacement Plan, October 6

            Business meetings throughout the fall and spring semesters

            Chapter members’ presentation on their Iowa Spring Break Trip, March 30

 

Tifton Beef Cattle Shortcourse – members attended, March 1, 2011

 

Campus Activities – participated in:

            Ms. ABAC – Mary Porter, cattlemen’s representative

            Mr. ABAC – Matt McQuagge, cattlemen’s representative

            Halloween Hay Bale Competition

            Stallions Days – worked cattlemen’s display table

            Family Weekend – October 2, worked cattlemen’s club display table

 

“Pecan Picking Up” for Funds for Show – December

            6 members picked up pecans and sold them to raise funds for show

 

First Ever ABAC Cattlemen’s “Movie Night” – the HBO Emmy winning movie Temple Grandin

            April 12 AG Sciences Student Lounge

            6:00 p.m.   10 members attended