News Update
October 8, 2014
Attend American Angus Auxiliary
Events in Kansas City
The American Angus Auxiliary is sure to host show-stopping events during the first-ever Angus Means Business National Convention & Trade Show Nov. 4-6 in Kansas City, Mo.
American Angus Auxiliary members and anyone interested in learning more about the organization are encouraged to attend the Auxiliary’s Annual Meeting, held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Agenda items include electing new officers and announcing their new team of regional directors.
In addition, the Auxiliary’s Angus Gift Barn — featuring brand-new items for debut during the convention — will be on display throughout the week in the KCI Expo Center. Stop by to browse the latest Angus-inspired clothing, jewelry, kitchen items and much more.
The Auxiliary breakfast will take place at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at the KCI Expo Center, and honors outgoing Auxiliary President Cortney Holshouser, Castalia, N.C., and the 2014 Miss American Angus Catherine Harward, Richfield, N.C.
“We are excited for great fellowship with friends of the American Angus Auxiliary and to celebrate our successes of the year,” Holshouser says. “This year, attendees will enjoy a taste of North Carolina during the breakfast, entertainment, gifts and door prizes.”
The breakfast is on pace for a record-setting year, with a limited amount of tickets still available. Attendees can purchase a ticket when registering for the convention at www.angusconvention.com, or by contacting Michelle Rieff, Auxiliary Program and Hospitality Chairman, at 479-936-1685 or michellerieff@aol.com.
Auxiliary events continue Wednesday, Nov. 5 with a come-and-go-reception hosted at 5 p.m. at the KCI Expo Center, Salon C. Current and potential members are invited to stop by and get to know one another.
Following the reception, five young women vying for the title of Miss American Angus will give speeches at 5:30 p.m. in the KCI Expo Center, Salon A & B. These impressive young leaders are sure to inspire with their presentations. This portion of the competition is open to the public, and all are invited to see these ladies in action.
The 2015 Miss American Angus will be crowned during Thursday’s Awards Recognition Breakfast at the KCI Expo Center. Attendees can purchase tickets to the breakfast at www.angusconvention.com when they register for the convention.
A detailed schedule of events, lodging information and other key details for the Angus Means Business National Convention & Trade Show can also be found online in the official guide.
For more information, please view the full release here.
Voice as Big as Texas — Deadline Approaching!
Entries are now being accepted for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA’s) 2015 National Anthem Contest, open to those 18 and younger and related to an NCBA, Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB), or American National CattleWomen (ANCW) member. The contest winner will receive a trip to the 2015 Cattle Industry Convention in San Antonio, Texas, and have the opportunity to sing the Star Spangled Banner at the Opening General Session and at the Friday Night Event.
Entries are being accepted now through Oct. 17.
To enter or view full rules, visit www.beefusa.org.
For questions email meetings@beef.org or call 866-233-3872.
AgriLife Extension Sets Oct. 14 Farm Bill Decision-Making Program in Roscoe
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will offer a free farm bill decision-aid program for producers from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 14 at the Roscoe Coop Gin in Roscoe.
Zach Wilcox, AgriLife Extension agent in Nolan County, said the program is meant to help producers through the new farm bill’s decision-making process.
“The current farm bill sign-up requires participating farmers to complete a good bit of data in order to make rational decisions,” he said. “This training will be done by Bill Thompson, AgriLife Extension economist at San Angelo, who is skilled at explaining the process in a straightforward, easily understood way.”
Thompson has conducted a number of similar meetings across the state, Wilcox said. The trainings are structured to define both the programs available to producers, including Price Loss Coverage (PLC), and Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC). His curriculum also examines any base and yield update options available to illustrate the data needed to complete the decision-making process.
The new farm bill addressing cotton won’t be in place until 2015, but most farmers need to enroll acreage into one of these now, according to Wilcox.
The training will introduce an online decision-aid available to producers that was developed in part by the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University, College Station. The decision aid simplifies the analysis needed to choose between the PLC and ARC coverages.
For more information, contact Wilcox at 325-236-6912, s-wilcox@tamu.edu .
For more information, please view the Angus Journal Virtual Library calendar of upcoming events here.
Cattle Raisers Association Gathering Slated
for Oct. 24 in Floresville
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Ranch Gathering will be Oct. 24 at the Bill and Dusty Carr Sale Facility, 6720 Farm-to-Market Road 97 west of Floresville.
The program will include numerous beef cattle educational seminars, said program coordinators.
“During the gathering, there will be educational seminars beginning at 2 p.m. and concluding about 6:45 p.m.,” said Byan Davis, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural resources agent for Wilson County and one of the program presenters.
Davis said the educational programming will offer two Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units — one general and one laws and regulations — as well as two Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) credits.
The program begins with registration from 1:30-2 p.m. and a dinner will be served at 7 p.m. for those who choose to remain after the presentations.
“This will be an interesting program and those presenting are familiar with and will be speaking about a variety of challenges and opportunities specific to cattle breeders in this area,” Davis said. Among the topics to be explored are investing in breeding cattle, cattle theft, weed and brush control, and laws and regulations for private applicators.
Davis said those planning to stay for dinner should RSVP by noon on Oct. 17 to the AgriLife Extension office for Wilson County at 830-393-7357 to help ensure an accurate meal count.
For more information, please view the Angus Journal Virtual Library calendar of upcoming events here.
Ohio State to Offer Agriculture and Natural Resources Tax Webinar and Workshop Dec. 15
Farmers, producers, tax preparers and anyone who wants to learn more about the potential changes in tax laws, including those that relate to Expense Deductions and Bonus Depreciation (Section 179), can participate in a daylong tax webinar and workshop Dec. 15 hosted by Ohio State University’s (OSU’s) College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
The six-hour program will focus on special issues specific to farm tax returns related to agriculture and natural resources and is open to tax preparers, as well as individuals who file their own farm taxes, said Larry Gearhardt, director of the OSU Income Tax School Program of OSU Extension.
The program, which is an intermediate level course, will also look at what potential changes are made to the rules on expense deductions and bonus depreciation, Gearhardt said.
The cost for the one-day school is $125 and organizers have applied for continuing education credits for the course, Gearhardt said. More information on the workshop, including how to register, can be found at http://go.osu.edu/taxschools. Participants can contact Gearhardt at 614-292-2433 or gearhardt.5@osu.edu for more information.
Registration includes the Agricultural Tax Issues Book. The deadline to register is Dec. 1 in order to ensure participants can get the manual via mail in time for the workshop, Gearhardt said.
The live webinar, which will also feature a real-time Q&A, can be viewed at several host locations statewide and will include lunch. Participants also have the option to view the webinar from home if they aren’t able to attend a host location, he said.
For those who choose not to attend the host location, a web address of the webinar will be sent to those who have registered a week in advance of the Dec. 15 presentation. Registrations made after Dec. 5 may not receive the tax manual in time for the workshop for those who plan to view it in an off-site location.
For more information, please view the Angus Journal Virtual Library calendar of upcoming events here.
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