Annual Meeting July 2, 2011

Our Annual Meeting this year is being held in conjunction with PCA's Summer Field Day on July 2, 2011. Check out the agenda below for more information!

Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association Summer Field Day

Hosted by Billie & Jim Cowell - Frosty Springs Farm

1214 Garards Fort Rd, Waynesburg, PA

Frosty Springs Farm – A Johnes Free Simmental Seedstock family owned operation.  Highlights to include Hoop Building with heavy use area protected feeding facility with manure storage, intensive rotational grazing system that incorporates wildlife enhancement practices, stream bank fencing, and a spring development rolled stone improvement area. 

8:30 - Registration Begins – Juice and Donuts provided by Pennsylvania Beef Council

8:30 – 11:30 - Judging Cattle Weights Contest  –  Adult and Youth

9:00 – 3:00 – Commercial Displays at Hoop Building to include Laura Smith, NRCS featuring  renewable energy pumps for livestock use.

9:00 – 10:30 – Farm Tour – Suzy Funka-Petery, NRCS – Wagon Tour highlighting conservation practices and the programs used to assist in the cost of the implementation.   

9:30 – 10:30   - Johnes Pasture Walk and Beef Facility Tour – A look at what is happening on the farm to compliment and maintain Johnes Free status.  David R. Wolfgang, VMD, DABVP Herd Health and Disease Prevention PSU.

9:00 – 10:30     Fitting Demonstration

9:00 – 10:30     Hoof Trimming Demonstration - Jamie Campbell

11:00 - 12:00 – Marketing Panel – Are you maximizing your marketing opportunity.  Options you may want to consider.

A.      Erick Jensen, Pineland Farms Natural Meats, contracting cattle for Whole Foods, Weis & A & P Programs.

B.       Local Market Opportunities – Freezer beef, (labeling requirements for “Natural” “Organic”), Auction Markets

C.       Pennsylvania Calf Pool Representative

D.      Rick Fabin commercial cattle producer from Indiana County maximizes his operation with forward contracting.

11:30  Pacattlewomen’s Annual Meeting

12:30  – 1:30 Lunch- Catered by Hog Fathers, Washington Pa sponsored by Coastal Drilling, Waynesburg

     Welcome – Frosty Springs Farm- Jim & Billie Cowell

     Secretary George Greig, PA Department of Agriculture

     Colin Woodall, NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs

     PA Center for Beef Excellence

     Paul Slayton, Pa Beef Council Update

     Arika Snyder, PA Beef Ambassador

     Judging Contest Results and Awards

1:30 – 3:00 – Farm Tour – Suzy Funka-Petery, NRCS – Wagon Tour highlighting conservation practices and the programs used to assist in the cost of the implementation.   

1:30 – 3:00   - Johnes Pasture Walk and Beef Facility Tour – David R. Wolfgang, VMD, DABVP

3:30 – Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association Board of Directors and Officers

     Meeting in Hoop Building following the Field Day Program

 Thank you to our Sponsors: the PA Grazing Lands Coalition Initiative, the PA Simmental Association, the PA Center for Beef Excellence, the PA Beef Council, the Washington County Cattlemen, the Greene County Conservation District, the Penn State University Extension the PacattleWomens Association, Coastal Drilling, and Yost Drilling.  Other co-sponsors are welcome to participate in the event.