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       Greetings to all my beef-loving friends across the state.  As usual, the SDCW have lots of promotion and education projects being planned.  Please plan on attending the Beef Day at the Capitol slated for Tuesday, March 5.   It’s always a great opportunity to meet with legislators and fellow beef producers.  

       We have our next Quarterly meeting Friday, March 15th at Mitchell Technical Institute.   This will be a treat – because the Culinary Students will be preparing a meal.  Do try to make it.  

       Do hope local affiliates will try to make an effort to help classrooms across our state celebrate National Ag Day on March 19th.  It is a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. Ag Day program was started in 1973 under the leadership of the Agriculture Council of America (ACA), a food and fiber community dedicated to increasing public awareness of agriculture’s vital role in our society.  Do check out their web site:  www.agday.org.

       Another valuable web site to checkout is www.factsaboutbeef.com.  It has answers to timely questions and helps you with questions that you might be asked when speaking to non-ag consumers.  

       I know how busy life is for EVERYONE; I sincerely do appreciate those who make our meetings a priority.

Karla Pazour

SDCW President

 

 

One of the displays at Beef Day at the Capitol.  Thanks Ag in Classroom for being part of the day.  You can find more information about Ag in the Classroom at www.sdagclassroom.org.

         We have our next Quarterly meeting Friday, March 15th at Mitchell Technical Institute.   Our meeting will start at 10 am at the conference room and our lunch will be at 11:30 at the Oak Room, also located at the school.  This will be a treat – because the Culinary Students will be preparing the meal.  Do try to make it.  At that time we will be determining Beef for Father’s Day promotion – so come with ideas.   As one member said “we only have 4 quarterly meetings, so it is important to attend.” Thanks to committee members Jan and Katrina Jarding for making the meeting arrangements in Mitchell.

 

Be not concerned Be not surprised

    If what you do is criticized

Mistakes are made.  We can’t deny

   They’re only made by those who try.  

By - Margaret Crago SDCW

      Beef Day at the Capitol was Tuesday, March 5.  Various booths from agriculture related  organizations was setup handing out delicious beef samples and information about their organizations. The SD CattleWomen  served Roast Beef Salad.  Click Roast Beef Salad for the recipe.   They also handed out ‘I Love Beef’ t-shirts  and the 6oth Anniversary Cookbook to some of the individuals attending the Beef Day at the Capitol.  We had a good turn out of ladies that helped out and heard many good comments about the beef samples that was handed out.  Thanks goes out to all the CattleWomen that helped make this event successful.  Click (More Picture) for more pictures of the event.

 

 

On Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23 the Southern Belle Cattlewomen will be handing out Beef Jerky samples that they made.  Click here on BEEF JERKY for the recipe.  At the booth the cattlewomen are handing out along with the jerky kid activities, recipes, scholarship information, and just talking with the people about beef.  Hope to see you there.