Ohio Cattlemen/Ohio State Extension
All cattlemen are welcome regardless of your location. In an effort to reach more cattlemen and extend limited resources, speakers will be live at several locations, but broadcast using technology to other county locations.

Participants will be able to see the presenter's power point slides and hear their voice and will have the opportunity to ask questions from the presenter, but we will not have the presenter physically present.

Topics that will be covered during the 5-session school, along with the presenter include:
New Technologies and Strategies in Cow Reproduction:
Dr. Mike Day

Mineral Nutrition for the Cowherd:
Dr. Francis Fluharty

Third Trimester Nutrition and Fetal Programming:
Dr. Francis Fluharty

Optimizing Individual Animal Management and Performance:
Dr. Francis Fluharty

Realities of Cattle Marketing:
Dan Frobose

Animal Welfare Audits:
Dr. Henry Zerby

These are all topics that will impact the bottom line of any cattle operation.  Some of the recent research being done with third trimester nutrition and what is being termed fetal programming is very interesting and has management implications for the cow herd.

The dates are set. All sessions will be held on Thursday evenings beginning on Thursday February 3rd and continuing February 10, 17, 24 and concluding on Thursday, March 3rd. Each session will start at 7:00 PM. If you have a cattleman's group or want to offer a few beef educational programs contact Stan Smith.

It will be held at the extension office:
1802 Princeton Rd.
Hamilton, OH 45011
Phone: 513-887-3722

Ohio Cattlemen’s Annual Meeting

 The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association's Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet are set for Saturday, January 22, 2011, at the Marriott Columbus Northwest in Columbus. All OCA members are encouraged to attend the day's events which include policy development sessions, an update on OCA events and programs, and OCA's annual awards banquet.

OCA’s annual meeting will begin at 2 p.m. and will feature Kristina Harris Butts, Executive Director of Legislative Affairs for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. Various OCA committee chairmen will report to the membership and the association's policy development session will happen at this meeting. Representative Jim Zehringer, who was recently selected as Governor-Elect Kasich's next Director of Agriculture, will speak during the annual meeting.

Following a hospitality hour at 5 p.m., the OCA Awards Banquet will start at 6 p.m. This event will recognize the best and brightest of Ohio's beef industry and is sponsored by DeKalb and Asgrow. Awards include: Outstanding County Affiliates, Young Cattleman of the Year, Industry Service Award, Industry Excellence Award, Seedstock Producer of the Year, Commercial Producer of the Year, scholarship presentations and the naming of the 2011 Ohio Queen of Beef.

OCA President Dave Felumlee will host a hospitality event after the banquet and it will feature comedian Drew Hastings of Highland County. In addition to being a comedian, the Ohio native is also a farmer, and owns and operates a cattle farm in Highland County. Hastings regales his fans with true tales about farm living and the local characters he comes in contact with daily. The entertainment is sponsored by Steve R. Rauch, Inc.

Visit www.ohiocattle.org for a registration form or call the Ohio Cattlemen's Association office at 614-873-6736. OCA's annual meeting is free to attend however the evening's events are ticketed with a price of $35 for OCA members and $40 for non members.

To Register
Call the OCA Office at 614.873.6736

Butler County Cattlemen's Annual Meeting

February 5, 2011
Place: Izaak Walton League (Beissinger Road, Hamilton, Ohio)

Time: Social time, 6:30 PM; followed by dinner, 7 PM.
RSVP Heather Vollmer, 513-756-9697