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2015 KCA Convention & Joint Ag Industry Trade Show

January 16-17, 2015 • Owensboro, KY

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Friday at 9:30 AMCow Sale 2nd Fri of Each Month at 1:00 PM Jim Dause 859-623-1280 or 859-314-7211

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Tues 10:30 AM & Sat 1:00 PM Stock Cows then Feeders

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The Gathering: 2015 KCA Convention

Here we are once again! It ’s time for cattle producers all across the state to gather in

Owensboro for the 2015 Kentucky Cattleman’s Association Convention and Trade Show. I would like to wel-come the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative back as they host their annual convention as well as the joint Ag Industry Trade Show. The new Owensboro Convention Center gives both groups plenty of room to spread out and get down to business. The trade show will feature exhibits and plenty of educational sessions are planned too, so make sure to attend as many as you can.

The schedule will feature meetings organized by many industry organizations including: Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association, Kentucky Cattlemen’s Foundation, Kentucky Forage and Grasslands

Council, Burley Tobaccos Growers Cooperative, Kentucky Allied Industry Council, Kentucky Junior Cattlemen’s Association, Kentucky Livestock Marketing Association, Kentucky Beef Council, Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Kentucky Beef Network, and the University of Kentucky. Your registration allows you to attend all meetings and educational sessions, including those offered by the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative.

The Ag Industry trade show pro-vides attendees with the opportunity to see the most up to date products and services available to enhance efficiency and profitability on the farm. Over 100 companies from both organizations will be present to display and inform you of the advances, all while networking with other farmers. In addition, many

booths will feature giveaways, games and prize drawings. Whether you are looking for farm vehicles, fencing, feed supplies, animal health products or the latest in technology, you will find it here under one roof at the 2015 KCA Convention and Trade Show.

The agenda has many great opportunities in store this year with plenty to do Friday and Saturday. Make sure you check the schedule as many meetings have been moved to new days and time slots. We will lead off with the Beef Efficiency Conference and have a full day of events planned for you. The Ag Industry Trade Show will open at 11:30 am with an exclusive Welcome reception in the trade show fol-lowed by the KCA Opening General Session will begin at 1:00 pm. We will finish the evening with the

famous Allied Industry Game Night. Saturday will be packed full of events also. We have several great speakers who will catch you up on industry issues. The rest of the day will fea-ture many educational sessions, and we will end the day with the Evening Extravaganza featuring a steak din-ner, live Foundation Auction, and the announcement of the 2014 Hall of Fame award winners.

While staying in the heart of Owensboro you can take the opportunity to socialize with other Kentucky producers or go out and visit downtown Owensboro. Whatever you choose to do, we hope you enjoy it and I look forward to seeing each of you there!

Sincerely,Tim WhiteConvention Chairman

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Registration InformationOwensboro Convention Center501 West 2nd StreetOwensboro, KY 42301270-687-8800 fax 270-687-8959 www.owensborocenter.com

RegistrationThe KCA registration desk will be located in the Registration Booths in the Lobby of the Convention Center. Registration is required to attend the educational programs, business meetings, social events and the Trade Show. Student registrations and KJCA registrations are available with Student ID.

Registration HoursFriday 7:00 am - 6:00 pmSaturday 6:30 am - 6:00 pm

The following services are offered in the registration area:• KCA and BTGC Pre-Registration • KCA and BTGC On-Site

Registration • Event Ticket Sales• KCA Information • Delegate Sign-In

Listed below are the events/activities that are open and are included in your registration fees:

Beef Efficiency Conference • Welcome Reception • Opening General Session • KBC/KCA Ribeye Cookoff • Allied Industry Game Night • Ag Industry Breakfast • Regional Meetings • Membership Awards (paid lunch available)• Forages Program • Feeder Calf Sale • YPC Meeting • Livestock Risk Protection ‘

On-Site Registration PricesRegistration including Trade Show $75Student Registration $10(Age 9 and up, IncludIng KJCA members)Trade Show Only $10BadgesConvention badges are required for admittance to all convention events and the Trade Show. Hold on to your badge and be sure not to lose it.TicketsYou must purchase tickets to attend the following events:Meals• Closing Session Lunch - $20• Evening Banquet - $50• Preferred Banquet Seating - $600

Includes table for 10Tickets are limited. Tickets will be collected for all meal events. If you have lost or did not receive the tickets you requested, please check with the

staff at the KCA Registration desk.

Ladies Program - $10(only 50 available)Participation is limited for all the ticketed events. Tickets will be sold on a space-available basis.

General InformationMeeting AttireAttire for the meeting sessions and events is business casual.

Meeting EtiquetteAs a courtesy to our speakers and other attendees, please have your phone in either silent or vibrate mode while you are in the sessions. Your cooperation is appreciated.

ParkingThere are numerous parking areas close to the Owensboro Convention Center. See map below.

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Shuttle ScheduleHampton Inn South & Marriott Shuttle ScheduleBuses will run from: 6:00 - 7:00 AM4:00-5:30 PM9:45 -10:30 PM*Shuttles will run every 20 minutes during each time slot between the convention center and each hotel. • Shuttles are sponsored by the Owensboro Convention Center and Visitor’s Bureau

SmokingThe Owensboro Convention Center is a non-smoking facility.

Promotional PhotographyBy participating in this event you acknowledge that promotional photographs may be taken at any spot in the Owensboro Convention Center and/or in any scheduled functions a the hotels or off-property. Such photographs become the property of KCA when taken, and by registering and participating in the KCA Convention and Trade Show , you the attendee have granted permission for your photograph to be taken and used at the sole discretion of KCA, without further permission, compensation, or acknowledgement.

Waiver of LiabilityKCA is not responsible for lost or damaged articles, accidents, any mishap due to alcohol or drug abuse, disasters, government regulation or advisory, death, injury, illness, fire, disruption, delays, modifications or cancels caused by weather conditions, or any mechanical or electrical difficulties, strikes, lockouts, acts or threats of terrorism, civil disorder, acts of Gods, and other events beyond the control of KCA. KCA will make every effort to conduct the program as described; however, KCA reserves the right to make adjustments to the programs without affecting their overall quality.

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& Trade Show Agenda2015 KCA Convention ( As of 12/15/14)Friday, January 16, 20157:00-6:00 Registration Hours- Registration Booth7:00-11:00 Trade Show Move-In- Exhibition Hall8:00 KCA- KCA Executive Committee Meeting-Meeting Room 2209:00-11:30 KCA- Beef Efficiency Conference-West Ballroom A-C -What makes an efficient cow? Matching Production to Environment Dr. David Lalman, Oklahoma State University -Can early embryonic losses that reduce reproduction efficiency be managed through genetics? Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam, University of California-Davis

-What defines an efficient beef cattle operation? Mr. Burke Teichert, former manager of Deseret Land and Cattle

10:00 BT- Burley Tobacco Grower’s Coop Board Meeting -Meeting Room 23110:00 KCA- Allied Industry Meeting - Meeting Room 23011:30 Trade Show Opens- Exhibition Hall 12:00 KCA- Welcome Reception - Exhibition Hall 1:00-3:00 KCA- Opening General Session- West Ballroom A-C Welcome, Al Mattingly The Next Generation of Kentucky Leaders- James Comer, Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture NCBA Update from the Beltway of Washington D.C- Kristina Butts, NCBA Kentucky Beef Network and Kentucky Beef Council Reports

3:30 KCA- KCA Foundation Meeting- Meeting Room 2304:00 KBC/KCA Rib-eye Cook-off - Exhibition Hall Stage5:00 KCA- County President’s Awards Night- (Invitation Only) - East Ballroom E7:00-10:00 KCA- Allied Industry Game Night- Exhibition Hall10:00 Trade Show ClosesSaturday, January 17, 20156:30-6:00 Registration Hours- Registration Booth7:00 Trade Show Opens- Exhibition Hall7:00-9:00 Ag Industry Breakfast- Exhibition Hall Stage 8:15 - Meet the Commissioner of Agriculture Candidates8:00-12:00 KBC- Beef Ambassador Contest - Meeting Room 230& 2319:00-11:30 KJCA- Local Tours - Owensboro Riverport Authority & Hill View Farms8:30-4:00 KCA- Silent Auction Starts- 9:00-11:00 KCA- Regional Meetings Region 1- East Ballroom E Region 2- Riverview Room Region 3- West Ballroom A Region 4- West Ballroom B Region 5- West Ballroom C9:15-12:00 BT- GAP Certification/University of Kentucky Tobacco Production Seminars- West Ballroom D

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9:15 Welcome: Pat Raines, President - BTGCA and Dr. Bob Pearce - University of Kentucky

9:25 Update on Tobacco Markets and Trends: Dr. Will Snell - University of Kentucky U.S. TOBACCO GAP TRAINING 2015

9:50 Program Update and Changes for 2015: Jane Starnes and Paul Denton - Gap Connections

10:10 Labor Management Training: US Department of Labor 10:50 Crop/Environmental Management Training: Dr. Bob

Pearce - University of Kentucky 11:25 Federal Crop insurance Update: Clifton Parker, USDA Risk Management Agency

10:00 Kentucky Livestock Marketing Association Meeting & Invitation Only Lunch Riverwalk Rm(Hampton South)11:00-2:00 KCA Membership Awards & Closing Session Lunch East Ballroom A-D Treasurer’s Report, KCA Report, State Checkoff Update, KCA Recruitment Awards12:00-1:00 BT- Council for Burley Tobacco Annual Meeting - West Ballroom E1:15-2:30 KJCA- Career Panel, Gerald Vice - Cargill, Greg Robey - Central KY Ag Credit, Sandy Grant - Gold Standard Labs, David Hayden - Wolf-Tec, Inc., Riverview Room2:00-4:30 KCA- Forages at KCA- West Ballroom A-C Welcome, Introduction & Overview- Garry Lacefield My top FIVE forage improvements/practices 2:15 Commercial Hay- Clayton Geralds 2:30 Dairy- Bill Payne 2:45 Goats and Sheep- Jason Tower 3:00 Cow/Calf- Chris Pantle

3:15 Stocker- Russell Hackley 3:30 Top TEN Forage Improvements: The BIG Picture- Dr. Garry Lacefield 3:45 Panel Discussion 4:30 Adjourn1:00-2:30 BT- Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Annual Meeting West Ballroom D2:00-3:30 BT- AWMA Annual Meeting- Meeting Room 2312:30- Internet Feeder Calf Sale- Exhibition Hall Stage2:30-3:30 KCA- Ladies Program, Flavors of Owensboro: A Wine and Beef Pairing Adventure”- East Ballroom E 2:30-4:00 KCA- Kentucky Young Producer’s Council Membership Meeting: “A farmer’s perspective on a low cost farm management system” - Jodie P’Pool “What can Livestock Risk Protection Insurance do for you” - Andrew Gauch, Diversified Services - West Ballroom E3:00-4:00 KCA- Livestock Risk Protection- Meeting Room 2303:00 KJCA- Officer Elections (2014 Board Members)- Riverview Room3:15 KJCA- Board Elections - Riverview Room4:00-5:00 KCA - 2015 Market Outlook - Nevil Speer, AgriClear - West Ballroom D4:00 KJCA- Reception- Riverview Room5:00-6:00 KCA- KCA Leadership Alumni & Past President’s Reception- (Invitation Only)- East Ballroom E 6:00 Trade Show Closes6:00 KCA- Evening Banquet- East Ballroom A-D KCA & KBC Awards, Hall of Fame Inductions Foundation Auction


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KCA Convention Registration FormReserve Your Room Today:

Hampton Inn - South - 270-926-2006 • Rate $94Courtyard by Marriott - 270-685-4140 • Rate $109

Event Cost Number Attending TotalsRegistration FeesRegistration Fee $75 X______________ = ________Includes Trade Show & Business MeetingsTrade Show Only $10 X______________ = ________Meals & Events Friday, January 16Beef Effi ciency Conference Free X______________ = ________

Saturday, January 17Industry Breakfast FREE with Registration Fee or Trade Show Only X______________ = ________Closing Lunch $20 X______________ = ________Evening Banquet $50 X______________ = ________Banquet Preferred Seating Table of 10 $600 X______________ = ________Ladies Program $10 X______________ = ________ Total Amount Due:________

Names as they should appear on badges: Due by January 9 Please only 1 family or individual per registration.

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Mail to: KCA Convention Registration • 176 Pasadena Drive • Lexington, KY 40503 Fax : 859-260-2060 Email: [email protected]


Beef Cattle Efficiency Conference Set for January 16 at KCA ConventionBY JEFF LEHMKUHLER

Need an excuse to stay indoors for a morning in January? Then join us at the second

Kentucky Beef Efficiency Conference on January 16th, 2015 at the new Owensboro Convention Center. The planning committee has developed a program that builds upon last year’s conference with leading experts from across the country. This conference is free to the general public in thanks to financial support from the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund.

Dr. Dave Lalman, Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Specialist at Oklahoma State University, will attempt to answer the age old ques-tion “What Makes an Efficient Cow?”. During his discussion, the

concept of matching cow production potential to available resources will be discussed. Dr. Lalman’s Extension and research focuses on evaluating beef production systems, increasing profitability and/or reducing cost of production through improved forage utilization and optimal supplementa-tion practices.

Continuing along the theme of female efficiency for the beef herd will be Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam. Dr. Van Eenennaam is an Extension Specialist in the field of Animal Genomics and Biotechnology at the University of California-Davis. Her presentation titled “Can early embry-onic losses that reduce reproduction efficiency be managed through genet-ics?” will introduce how technology can aid in managing undesirable outcomes of matings that may

involve lethal genetic carriers. Dr. Van Eenennaam received the 2014 American Society of Animal Science National Extension Award and the 2014 Borlaug CAST Communication Award.

Rounding out this year’s program is former manager and Vice President of Ag Reserves Incorporated, Burke Teichert. Ag Reserves Inc. is a part-ner company with Farmland Reserves Inc. which includes the Deseret Cattle and Citrus holdings. Mr. Teichert hails from Wyoming and left the family ranch to obtain a degree in agricultural business from Brigham Young University and later a Master’s degree from the University of Wyoming in Agricultural Economics. His experiences include livestock division manager in Washington, assistant Professor of Agricultural

Economics, acquisition of ranch and farmland in United States, Canada and Argentina. Mr. Teichert will offer insights to the challenging question “What Defines an Efficient Beef Cattle Operation?”.

Mark your calendars and plan to join us for a great learning experience. This program is also sponsored by the Kentucky Beef Network, Kentucky Cattleman’s Association and the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. There is no fee to attend the Kentucky Beef Efficiency confer-ence. If you plan to attend the KCA convention be sure to register for the convention. Contact the Kentucky Cattleman’s Association office with any questions.

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4) Hart County Cattlemen’s Association – 107 Members Recruited5) Bobby Bell (Breckinridge County) – 79 Members Recruited

Counties with a 10 or More Membership Gain Based on the Previous Membership Year (County President Award / Red Jacket) Bobby Bell (Breckinridge County), Gene Lanham (Marion County), Ian

Thomas (Mercer County), Irvin Kupper (Shelby County), Jacky Watson (Bath County), Barney Janes (Adair County), David Lemaster (Clark County), Steve Devine (Washington County), Bill Thomson (Harrison County), John Burnett (Pulaski County), Cody Robertson (McLean County), Jack Holbrook (Highlands County), Gerald O’Bryan (Daviess County), Greg Whitson (Logan County), Barry Joyce (Trimble County), Royce Vincent (Edmonson County), George Nowatka (Louisville Area),

Robert Siddens (Barren County)

County Presidents who Exceeded County Membership Numbers from the Previous Year (KCA Coffee Mug Award)

Breckinridge County, Marion County, Mercer County, Shelby County, Bath County, Adair County, Clark County, Washington County, Harrison County, Pulaski County, McLean County, Highlands County, Daviess County, Logan County, Trimble County, Edmonson County, Louisville Area, Barren County, Lincoln County, Monroe County, Bullitt County, Laurel County, Anderson County, Mountain County, Mason County, Jessamine County, Casey County, Ohio County, Caldwell-Lyon County, Taylor County, Russell County, Out of State County, Todd County, Robertson County, Madison County, Warren County, Garrard County, Nelson County, Trigg County, Woodford County, Rockcastle County, Green County, Purchase Area County, Grant County, Menifee County, Northeast Area County, Webster County, Simpson County, Calloway County, Grayson County

Counties that had fewer than 20 members at the beginning of the membership year, and exceeded 20 or more members at the end of the membership year (KCA Plaque)

McLean County

Top Five Counties Overall (KCA Plaque)1) Barren – 461 Members2) Shelby – 333 Members3) Marion – 328 Members 4) Logan – 283 Members 5) Breckinridge – 283 Members

Recruited5) Bobby Bell (Breckinridge

County) – 79 Members Recruited

6) Bobby Shilts (Breckinridge County) – 66 Members Recruited

7) Laure County Cattlemen’s Association – 64 Members Recruited

8) Irvin Kupper (Shelby County) – 49 Members Recruited

9) Gerald O’Bryan (Daviess County) – 38 Members Recruited

10) Ronald Ray (Jessamine County) – 36 Members Recruited

Recruiters who Recruited 10 or More Members (KCA Shirt Award)

Barren County Cattlemen’s Association, Jessamine County Beef Cattle Association. Steve Downs, Hart County Cattlemen’s Association, Bobby Bell, Bobby Shilts, Larue County Cattlemen’s Association, Irvin J. Kupper, Cow Country News, Gerald O’Bryan, Ronald W. Ray, Phillip Reese, Jerry Gaddie, Steve Dunning, Royce Vincent, Brent White, Rondal Dawson, Grayson Co. Cattlemen’s Assn., Wayne Thompson, Joel Smith, Clark County Cattlemen’s Association, Lanny Boyd, Shane Wiseman, Charlie Hunt, Harold C. Rice, Nancy Adam Kloentrup, Tammy Warner

Top Five Recruiters Overall (KCA Plaque)

1) Barren County Cattlemen’s Association – 183 Members Recruited

2) Jessamine County Cattlemen’s Associaiton – 145 Members Recruited

3) Steve Downs (Marion County) – 114 Members Recruited

Kentucky’s Largest County Cattlemen’s Association (Big Bull Award)

Winner: Barren County – 461 Members

Top County in Numerical Membership Increase ($500 Cash Prize)

Division 1 – Breckinridge County – 66 Member Increase

Division 2 – Bath County – 31 Member Increase

Division 3 – Pulaski County – 18 Member Increase

Top County in Percentage Membership Increase ($500 Cash Prize)(must have 20 members at the beginning of the membership year to be eligible)

Division 1 – Breckinridge County – 30% Member Increase

Division 2 – Bath County – 22% Member Increase

Division 3 – Pulaski County – 44% Member Increase

Top Three Recruiters Overall (Cash Prize)

1) Barren County Cattlemen’s Association – 183 Members Recruited ($1,000)

2) Jessamine County Cattlemen’s Association – 145 Members Recruited ($300)

3) Steve Downs (Marion County) – 114 Members Recruited ($200)

Top Ten Recruiters Overall (KCA Blue Jacket Award)

1) Barren County Cattlemen’s Association – 183 Members Recruited

2) Jessamine County Cattlemen’s Associaiton – 145 Members Recruited

3) Steve Downs (Marion County) – 114 Members Recruited

4) Hart County Cattlemen’s Association – 107 Members

Congratulations!


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First Ever Community Involvement Award Winners NamedBY NIKKI WHITAKER

A new Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association award will be presented during the

2015 KCA Convention. This award, known as the Community Involvement Award, showcases coun-ty association’s work and involvement in their community. Counties are awarded points based on their coun-ty’s participation in events and activ-ities such as volunteering at a school program, serving beef at an event, and providing support to youth and community programs. The county with the most points at the end of

the membership year is awarded $500 for their local association and presented at the KCA Annual Convention. There is one award per each mem-bership division.

The 2014 Community Involvement Award winners are: Division 1: Marion County Cattlemen’s Association Division 2: Bath County Cattlemen’s Association

Division 3: Twin Lakes Cattlemen’s Association

To learn more about the Community Involvement Award, con-tact Nikki Whitaker at 859-278-0899 or at [email protected].

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2015 KCA Convention Speakers

Jodie P’Pool is a high school agriculture teacher and beef cattle producer from Cadiz, Kentucky. He has taught high school for 16 years and has been involved with his family’s beef cattle operation since his pre-4-H days. Jodie attended Western Kentucky University where he earned a degree in animal science and agricultural education in 1998. He was able to return home, secure a teaching position, at his alma mater, in Trigg County and buy into the family beef cattle operation. He currently works alongside his father, Tommy, in a small cow/calf and custom grazing stocker cattle operation. Their current operation strives to be low cost, with minimal purchased inputs.

Dr. David Lalman, Ph.D. is a professor in the Animal Science Department at Oklahoma State University. His position is Extension Beef Cattle Specialist with primary responsibilities in cow/calf and stocker cattle nutrition and management. Dr. Lalman’s extension and research pro-gram emphasis is on increasing profitability and/or reducing cost of production through improved forage utilization, defining optimal supplemen-tation practices and evaluating beef production systems and alternatives.

Russell Hackley operates a stocker and cow/calf operation on his farm near Clarkson, KY. He received a BS degree in Agriculture from Western Kentucky University. Russell has served on state and national Board of Directors for U.S. Meat Export Federation, American Forage and Grasslands Council, KY Forage and Grasslands Council, KY Cattlemen’s Foundation, and KY Cattlemen’s Association.

Recognition of his commitment to forages and the land include the following awards: AFGC Distinguished Grasslander, AFGC Forage Spokesperson, AFGC Presidential Citation, KFGC Grassroots, KFGC Outstanding Grassland Farmer, Forest Stewardship, Master Conservationist, Tree Farm Award, Total Conservationist Award.

Russell and his wife, Pat, have three daughters and six grandchildren.

Clayton Geralds runs a commercial hay farm in Hart County near Munfordville, Kentucky. His total farm size is 630 acres, 350 of which are leased. The focus of his operation is producing small square bales for the horse market. Clayton currently grows a range of forage species including 500 acres of alfalfa and alfalfa/orchard grass and 130 acres of timothy and orchard grass. On average he puts up 100,000 small square bales a year.

Dr. Garry Lacefield is a native of McHenry, Kentucky (Ohio County) and grew up on a crop-livestock farm in the Western Kentucky Coal Field Area. After graduation from Centertown High School, he entered the U.S. Army and served 2.5 years in Germany. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Western Kentucky University with a major in Agriculture and Biology. He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Missouri in 1974. He joined the University of Kentucky faculty in 1974 as Extension Forage Specialist. He has authored and co-authored over 300 extension publications, papers, articles and book chapters. He is co-author of the book “Southern Forages”. He developed and is senior author of a monthly newsletter and writes a monthly column for the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association magazine.

Kristina Harris Butts is the Executive Director of Legislative Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). She is origi-nally from Pearland, Texas, and grew up involved in her family’s registered Black Angus cattle operation. She is a former Texas and National Beef Ambassador. Kristina has her undergraduate degree in Agricultural Communications with an Animal Science minor and her Master’s of Science in Animal and Food Sciences with a food safety emphasis from Texas Tech University. Her graduate research project, Validation of Antimicrobial Treatments in Reducing Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. on Beef Trim and in Ground Beef, was funded by The Beef Checkoff and published in the Journal of Food Protection.

Monroe County native, James Comer, was a Kentucky State Representative for over 10 years. He is a lifelong farmer, a graduate of Western Kentucky University and was the Kentucky FFA President from 1990-1991. In November 2011, Kentuckians elected James to be their Commissioner of Agriculture and since his swearing in, Commissioner Comer fulfilled his promise to visit all 120 Kentucky counties his first and second year in office, flushed out government waste saving tax payers hundreds of thousands of dollars and made the Department of Agriculture transparent, displaying its entire expenditure report on the KDA website. Commissioner Comer has gained national attention through some of his innovative initiatives to enhance rural economic development through agriculture. His wife of nearly 11 years is Tamara Jo (T.J.); and they have three children, Reagan, Harlan and Aniston.


Burke Teichert was raised on a family ranch in western Wyoming. His father and grandfather were ahead of their time in understanding the importance of low-input, low cost agriculture.

After high school, he went to BYU to study Agricultural Economics with an emphasis in AgBusiness. Upon graduating from BYU, he went to the University of Wyoming to get a M.S. in Agricultural Economics with emphasis in Farm and Ranch Management. He also visited 40+ ranch-es in the state to collect data for his M.S. thesis. Some of those visits turned out to be life-long thought changers. Following graduation, Burke served on the Ag. Economics faculty for one year. Burke has managed ranches in a variety of locations and has had managerial oversight of two large farms and a dairy.

Jean-Marie Lawson Spann is VP/Marketing for Lawson Marketing, Inc. Prior to Lawson Marketing, Inc., Jean-Marie was VP/Marketing for Hartland Equipment. She has 17 years of experience in business, sales, governmental affairs, marketing, devel-opment, advertising and strategic public relations in both the public & private sectors.

Jean-Marie graduated from Western Kentucky University with a B.A. in Corporate and Organizational Communication with emphasis in Marketing. Jean-Marie is currently in her 10th year as the host of the Jean-Marie Ag Show. Jean-Marie is married to Bobby Spann, VP/External Affairs for CVG Airport. Jean-Marie is the daughter of Beverly and Sam Lawson. They have been in the farm equipment business for almost forty years.

Ryan Quarles grew up on his family’s farm in Scott County, a family that has lived in central Kentucky for over 200 years. The farm upbring-ing quickly taught Ryan the lessons of hard work and self-reliance. While attending Scott County High School, Ryan began growing his own crops as a means to pay for college. He holds six college degrees including a B.S. and Masters in Agriculture Economics from the UK College of Agriculture.

Today, Ryan is a State Representative in the Kentucky House of Representatives, serving the people of District 62. Ryan has served in the Kentucky General Assembly since 2010, representing Scott, Owen and Fayette Counties. He also sits on the Agriculture Committee, the Tobacco Master Settlement Oversight Committee, Banking & Insurance, and Judiciary Committees.

Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam is a Cooperative Extension Specialist in the field of Animal Genomics and Biotechnology in the Department of Animal Science at University of California, Davis. She received a Bachelor of Agricultural Science from the University of Melbourne in Australia, and both an MS in Animal Science, and a PhD in Genetics from UC Davis. The mission of her extension program is “to provide research and education on the use of animal genomics and biotechnology in livestock production systems”. Dr. Van Eenennaam works particularly with the beef cattle industry and has developed a variety of extension programming for producers on topics ranging from marker-assisted and whole-genome enabled selection. Dr. Van Eenennaam was the recipient of the 2010 “National Award for Excellence in Extension” from the American Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities; the 2014 American Society of Animal Science National Extension Award; and the 2014 Borlaug CAST Communication Award.

Bill Payne currently serves as a Technical Service Provider (TSP) writing Grazing Management Plans for producers, on behalf of NRCS. He joined his father, W. O. Payne at Knob Lick Farm in 1974. They operated a dairy producing milk from 70 Registered Holsteins. Their herd also produced breeding stock, including frozen embryos. In addition to the dairy herd they managed a 150 cow/calf enterprise, backgrounding their own calves. In 2000 his father retired and he sold the dairy herd in order to concentrate on the beef herd. He began to purchase steers to back-ground in a rotational grazing environment. Soon, he had an opportunity to participate in a network of dairy heifer growers. At this point he sold the beef herd and increased the dairy heifer numbers to 400. These heifers were grown entirely on pasture. Forages have always been the core of their nutrition program, whether dairy, beef or replacement dairy heifers.

Chris Pantle owns and operate a Cow Calf operation is Owensboro KY. We run approximately 150 mother cows consisting of purebred Angus and Angus cross commercial cows. We calve in both the spring and fall. We utilize Angus bulls which we select based on pedigree and per-formance data.

Since taking over the operation in the early 90’s we’ve worked to steadily to improve our pastures and forage on roughly 225+ acres.

Jason Tower graduated from Purdue with a BS in animal science. He is currently the Superintendent of Southern Indiana Purdue Agricultural Center, Dubois, IN. SIPAC is a forage, livestock, forestry and aquaculture operation in Southwest IN. SIPAC is also, home to the Heeke Diagnostic Lab, one of the two animal disease diagnostic labs in the state. They also provide office space and facilities for an Extension forester . They have 1300 total acres, 570 forages, 600 woods and 130 odd lots, lanes, yard, pond area ect.

They run 200 fall calving beef cows, 100 meat goat does, 120 dairy heifers for summer grazing, Background 250 head for Feldun Purdue Ag center and raise 1500 – 2500 fish each year (Tilapia, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout).

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Tickets $20 Each - Only 1,000 Tickets Will Be Sold Drawing will take place Saturday, January 17, 2015 at the Owensboro Convention Center during the KCA Convention Evening Banquet. Winner need not be present to win. To purchase tickets, please contact the KCA office at 859-278-0899 or mail form with payment to:

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More Convention Highlights County President’s Awards Night Friday, 5:00pm (Invitation Only)

What better way to bring the leaders of our industry together

to celebrate and showcase their accom-plishments that the County President’s Awards Night? This event is to award the County President’s for a job well done for the 2014 membership year and plans are in place to make this an extra special night. This is an invitation only event for all the 2014 County Presidents and their guest.

KCA Leadership & KCA President’s Reception Saturday, 5:00-6:00pm

East Ballroom E(Invitation Only)

This reception brings together alumni from eight classes of the

KCA Leadership Program. Joining the leadership graduates will be the past and present KCA State Presidents. This invitation only event is sure to be an impressive gathering of leaders throughout our state.

Meeting of the House of DelegatesSaturday, 9:00am – 11:00pm

The House of Delegates will meet in their respective regional caucus

Saturday morning. The authority of the House of Delegates will be to elect the various Board of Directors and to review, develop and recommend any resolutions to the General Assembly at

the Closing General Session. Delegates and Resolutions must be provid-ed, in writing, to the KCA office by December 31st prior to the Convention.

Silent AuctionSaturday, 8:30am- 4:00pm

The Silent Auction has long been a great way for the Kentucky

Cattlemen’s Foundation to raise money and you can be a part of this great tradition. Donate a gift that is unique to your farm or county. By donating to the Silent Auction, you are helping to put money back into the KCA Foundation that helps to fund such things as scholarships and leadership programs.

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Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association / Whayne Leadership Program

Congratulations to the 2013-2014 Leadership Program graduates: Amy Cecil, Casey Shaff, Casey Story, Chad Sullivan, Chris McBurney, Dan Miller, Daniel Hayden, Jade Sadler, Joe Banister, Josh Lakes,

Kimberly Poe, Kirk Cecil, Leanna Jackson, Matt Medley, Paul Redmon, Shirley Ogden, Spencer Guinn, Steve Dunning, Taylor Smith, and Traci Missun.

The Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association Leadership Program was initiated in 1992. Throughout the two-year program, participants take part in four, three day seminars that work to improve leadership and communications skills, provide an understanding of the organization of the beef industry, and stimulate interest in the political and economical facets of the industry.

Whayne Supply Company, headquartered in Louisville, KY has sponsored the past three leadership classes. Applications are now available for the 2016-2017 class.

The Kentucky Cattlemen’s Foundation presented scholarships during the Commodity Breakfast at the Kentucky State Fair to five graduating seniors from Kentucky high schools. Each recipient received a $1,000 scholar-

ship towards their college education. The Region 1 winner was Elizabeth Hinton from Falls of Rough, a graduate from Breckinridge County High School. Hinton is attending the University of Kentucky majoring in Agriculture Economics. The Region 2 winner was Julia Scott from Munfordville, a graduate from Hart County High School. Scott is attending the University of Kentucky majoring in Agriculture. The Region 3 winner was Megan Terry from Shepherdsville, a gradu-ate from Bullitt Central High School. Terry is attending Murray State University majoring in Agriculture Education. The Region 4 winner was Victoria Floyd from Lancaster, a graduate from Garrard County High School. Floyd is attending Asbury University majoring in Pre Veterinary Medicine. The Region 5 winner was Benjamin Hunt from Danville, a graduate from Boyle County High School. Hunt is attending the University of Kentucky majoring in Accounting.

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The Kentucky Cattlemen’s Foundation would like to thank all of the

2014 donors.Don AlexanderAndrew AppelmanArthur BaetzelBill BaumannJon BednarskiDave BlevinsCalvin Ray BohannonRocky BranhamDon BrentDwight ButlerGlenn CampbellSavanaha CampbellTom CauseyTony ChapmanJames CookRonnie DeckerJerry W. DunningWilliam Wallace EvansDaryl Fields

Mark FrickJohn William FullenwiderMike GeyerJoshua Paul GydesenHarry HaddenDavid HammondMerion HaskinsDan HeltsleyDavid HolderTom M. HueyNeal JohnsonDonald W. KiddFred LaneJames McKeeverGene MillerRichard MooreJames J. NaiveJohnathan Noble

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2015 KCA Convention MeetingSaturday, January 17th, 2015 2:30PM-4:00PMOwensboro Convention Center, Owensboro, KY

Mission Statement: To establish a program that creates a strong network of young Kentucky Cattlemen who are interested in the advancement of the industry through

involvement, leadership, and educational opportunities.

Are you looking to get involved with YPC? Join us during for our KCA Convention meeting where we will be electing offi cers for 2015.

Jodie P’Pool, a cattle producer from Western Kentucky will be joining the group to share about his custom grazing operation.

We will fi nish up with a visit from Andrew Gauch, Risk Management Specialist with Diversifi ed Services. He will be discussing Livestock Risk Protection (known as LRP) Insurance and how to eff ectively use it.

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What’s New at Convention?Friday, January 16, 2015Welcome Reception

Join us on Friday morning at 11:30AM for the official trade show opening in the exhibit hall. Attendees can expect to visit six stations that will be serving various beef items. Come and help us kick off the convention while networking with your fellow cat-tlemen and trade show exhibitors prior to the Opening General Session start-ing at 1PM.

Saturday, January 17, 2015Ag Industry Breakfast With your full registration or trade show entrance you can start the day of meetings and networking off with a hot breakfast of omelets and ham sponsored by the Poultry Federation and Pork Producers in the trade show on Saturday morning. Following breakfast we will be host a “Meet

the Commissioner of Agriculture Candidate” session on the trade show stage. Jean-Marie Lawson Spann and Ryan Quarles will introduce themselves and answer questions to help the beef community become familiar with the candidates.

Membership Awards and Closing Session Lunch

Attendees can join us for lunch on Saturday to help celebrate KCA’s increase in membership and recognize the people who helped us achieve this goal. Attendance to the closing session is part of your registration however; a box lunch ticket can be purchased for $20. During the closing session we will hear the KCA Treasurer’s report along with an update on the progress of the state checkoff and conclude with reports from each membership region.

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The KJCA Board of Directors is finalizing plans for the exciting KCA Convention in January.

As a board, we are making sure that the young people in the cattle business are not left out of the loop when it comes to keeping up with our indus-try. We hope to see you at the KCA Convention on January 16-17, 2015!

KJCA Board ElectionsDuring the convention, the KJCA

will also hold elections for the 2015-2016 KJCA Board of Directors. If you are at least 15 years old by January 1, 2015 you can run for a position. This board is unique in that members who are part of various different breed asso-ciations or are simply involved in the cattle industry come together to form a unit that strives to provide for the young people within the cattle industry. Please consider this opportunity, and feel free to contact any board member

for further information. Contact infor-mation is listed at: http://www.kycattle.org/KJCA.html

For KJCA members that attend the convention the tentative schedule is:

7:00 amKJCA Registration(for KJCA members & non members)

7:00 - 9:00Ag Industry Breakfast(with paid registration)

9:00 -11:30Ag Industry ToursOwensboro Riverport AuthorityHill View Farms Operated by Gilles

Family 12:00 Lunch on your own

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3:00 KJCA Officer Elections(2014 Officers & Directors

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3:15KJCA Director ElectionsAnyone 15-21 as of January 1

4:00 KJCA Reception/Games

6:00 KCA/KJCA EveningExtravaganza (ticketed event)

For a complete schedule, visit www.kycattle.org and follow the convention link. You may also register online this year on our website.

Please watch for KJCA Convention Updates on the web at http://www.kycattle.org/convention.html on Facebook on the KY Junior Cattlemen’s Association page, or follow us on Twitter @KJCA14.

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2014 will be remembered by many for various reasons. For the Hinton Mills family, it will be remembered as the year that we lost both Frank O. Hinton and Maurice Newman. These men had countless similarities, so many that the two were often mistaken for brothers. Both men worked the biggest part of their lives for Hinton Mills. Frank O. joined his father’s business full-time in 1945 after serving his country during WWII, and Maurice started shortly thereafter in 1948. The two first cousins worked long hard hours and were passionate about our business and agriculture. They cared

about their community, their customers and their co-workers. Both men loved their family – parents, siblings, wives, children and grandchildren. Both also shared similar hardships, losing their wives to death many years before passing away themselves. The two best friends fittingly passed away the same year.

It’s difficult to encompass the magnitude of the impact each man has had on our business and our lives with only words. Words synonymous with both men would certainly include – loving, compassionate, trustworthy, moral, dedicated, hardworking and men of character and integrity. But if we had to choose only three, they would be loyal, Christian and role models. In fact, it might be best to combine the three as “loyal Christian role models.” In a day when folks seem to have their priorities all too often misappropriated, we feel

truly blessed to have known these two men who were role models to so many. Frank O. and Maurice were both loyal to their friends, family and their faith beyond question. As we celebrate Christmas and as 2014 comes to a close, may we remember to love our neighbors as ourselves, to not compromise our faith, and to choose our role models wisely.

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