Chambers County Cattlemen’s Association

01/06/2025

12/06/2024

‼️YCLP CLASS XII APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN‼️

The Young Cattlemen's Leadership Program (YCLP), funded in part by the Alabama State Beef Checkoff, aims to identify the state's top young cattlemen and develop them into future leaders for both the association and Alabama's beef industry. This program is aimed at individuals 22-40 years old.

Learn more about the program and apply today at www.BamaBeef.org/YCLP

11/12/2024

Registration is now live for the 82nd annual ACA Convention & Trade Show, coming to Birmingham Feb. 21-22, 2025. Make plans to bring your herd to the largest cattle industry event in the state!

📲 Convention Website: https://cvent.me/kz5RYK
🤠 Registration: https://cvent.me/82XM85
🏨 Lodging: https://cvent.me/m8QLg1
🪣 Trade Show Information: https://cvent.me/ENnM0y
🗓 Schedule : https://cvent.me/g54N7w
🗣 Youth Contest Registration: https://cvent.me/Z58zn0

11/06/2024

Deadline for RSVP is tomorrow

10/09/2024

In coordination with the North Carolina Cattlemen's Association, the Florida Cattlemen's Association and the Georgia Cattlemen's Association, the Alabama Cattlemen's Foundation is hosting a relief effort collecting fencing materials and monetary donations for cattlemen affected by recent hurricanes.

The donation window is Wednesday, Oct. 9, through Wednesday, Oct. 16. The materials requested by affected state cattlemen are solar chargers, T-posts, barbed wire, fencing staples, poly wire, poly reels and insulators. These will be the only materials accepted at drop points.

Those who prefer to make monetary donations are invited to do so online at www.BamaBeef.org/Hurricane or by mailing a check to: Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation
Attn: Hurricane Relief
201 S. Bainbridge Street
Montgomery, AL 36104.
All donations made through the ACF are tax deductible, and all proceeds will go directly to relief efforts.

The four drop points for donations of physical fencing materials are:

📍Tennessee Valley Research & Extension Center
9494 Experimental Loop Madison, AL 35756
Items collected at the TVREC will be trucked directly to a staging center coordinated with the North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association. Specific needs are solar chargers, poly wire, T-posts, poly reels and insulators.

📍Chilton Regional Research & Extension Center
120 County Road 756 Clanton, AL 35045
Items collected at the CRREC will be trucked directly to a staging center coordinated with the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association. Specific needs are T-posts, barbed wire and staples.

📍Atmore Farmers Cooperative
201 W Ridgely Street Atmore, AL 36502
Items collected at the Atmore Farmers Cooperative will be trucked directly to a staging center coordinated with the Florida Cattlemen’s Association. Specific needs are T-posts, barbed wire and staples.

📍Wiregrass Research & Extension Center
167 State Highway 134 E Headland, AL 36345
Items collected at the WREC will be trucked directly to a staging center coordinated with the Florida Cattlemen’s Association and/or the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association, based on need. Specific needs are T-posts, barbed wire and staples

For more information or to donate online, visit www.BamaBeef.org/Hurricane

10/04/2024

For everyone who asked about helping. Please continue to pray for those effected

Our thoughts and prayers are with the farmers and ranchers impacted by Hurricane Helene and the floods following her path. For those seeking ways to support farmers and ranchers impacted by the effects of this Category 4 hurricane, please review the resources below.

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𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚
https://www.floridacattlemen.org/disaster-relief
For those wanting to donate to relief funds via check, please mail to:
𝐹𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑎 𝐶𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛’𝑠 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝐻𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑓
𝑃.𝑂. 𝐵𝑜𝑥 421929
𝐾𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑒, 𝐹𝐿 34742-199

Florida Cattlemen's Association
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𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚
To support Georgia cattle producers, donations can be sent via mail to:
𝐺𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑎 𝐶𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛'𝑠 𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
100 𝐶𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛'𝑠 𝐷𝑟.
𝑀𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑛, 𝐺𝐴 31220

Contact Georgia Cattlemen's Association at (478)-474-6560 or [email protected].
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𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚
To support North Carolina cattle producers, donations can be sent via mail to:
𝑁𝐶 𝐶𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛’𝑠 𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
2228 𝑁 𝑀𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑡
𝐹𝑢𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑦-𝑉𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎, 𝑁𝐶 27526
(*Include in the memo "Hurricane Helene Response." Please note that NCCA will not be able to provide a charitable donation receipt.)

NC Baptists on Mission also has the capability to accept donations and coordinate volunteers to help those affected.

𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞: https://baptistsonmission.org/Mission-Projects/By-Mission-Type/Disaster-Relief/Hurricane-Helene/Donations
You must designate that the funds are designated for "𝐇𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞- 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬" if that is your intent, or it will go to their general response fund.

𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫: https://baptistsonmission.org/Mission-Projects/By-Mission-Type/Disaster-Relief/Hurricane-Florence/Get-Involved
Support will be needed for the coming months to help the western region of North Carolina recover from this devastating storm. Those with agricultural expertise are encouraged to designate “agriculture” in the skills support section when completing the volunteer engagement form.
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Please visit the National Cattlemen's Beef Association website for more resources and ways to assist at ncba.org/producers/disaster-relief-resources.

10/04/2024

In partnership with NC State Extension, livestock supply donation sites will open beginning Thursday, Oct. 3.

Please note: this page is continuously updated. Double-check prior to heading to a site.

McDowell County Agriculture Center (East Area)
188 Ag Services Drive
Marion, NC 28752
Open for donations M-Sun, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Open for distribution M-Sun, 2 - 5 p.m.

Mills River Research Station (South Area)
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
Open: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Mitchell/Avery County Warehouse (Northwest Area)
6880 Linville Falls Highway
Newland, NC 28657
Open: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Caldwell County Fairgrounds (Northwest Area)
2461 Fairground Rd
Lenoir, NC 28645
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Additional Sites
Upper Mountain Research Station
8004 NC-88
Laurel Springs, NC 28644
Open M-F, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Tryon International Indoor Complex
2676 John Shehan Road
Mill Spring NC 28756
Open Daily, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. through Sunday, Oct. 6, with extensions TBA based on community need

WNC Livestock Center
474 Stock Drive
Canton, NC 28716

Beam Farms - Resource Center
Open 24/7 as needed
221 Hogan Road
Forest City, NC 28043

Sites are currently accepting:
Corn Silage
Grain mix or pellets for cattle
Round and square hay bales
Baleage/Haylage
Mineral Supplements
Fence Supplies
Feed tubs/troughs
Water troughs
Basic animal supplies

09/24/2024

Alabama Cattlemen's Foundation Scholarships are ‼️ LIVE ‼️ for application, brought to you by the Cowboy vanity car tag and many, generous endowment families! Opportunities are available for all stages of postsecondary education— from incoming freshmen to doctoral candidates.

Explore these many opportunities and APPLY today at www.BamaBeef.org/Scholarships

07/10/2024

Mark your calendar for August 2! 🍔🌭

06/14/2024

06/07/2024

Your membership matters! Here's a great podcast with Erin & Josie breaking down the importance and the benefits.
June 30th is the deadline for "Over the Top"

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cattle-connect/id1725840245?i=1000658161119

What do rental cars, hotels and steak restaurants all have in common? A great discount, IF you are a member of the Alabama Cattlemen's Association! This week, Erin and Josie are chatting about the ins and outs of ACA membership, including the story behind the coveted red coats, how the membership year works, when the important deadlines are, and the great recruitment prizes available to both the counties and individual cattlemen. You will also learn more about the importance of membership in this organization and find out which Alabama county associations have already gone over the top!

04/19/2024

Thank you to everyone who came out last night! Congratulations to our scholarship winners. Jack McKay was awarded the Eugene Blair Scholarship. He is pictured with the Blair family and his family. (From left, Claire McKay, Jason McKay, Naomi Blair, Taylor Blair Arnett, Jack McKay and Laura McKay.
A.J. Noles was awarded the B.J. Rice Scholarship.

04/11/2024

Come out and join us! April 18, 2024 at 6:30 cst

03/17/2024

Cate Allen of Chambers County exhibited the Reserve Champion All Other Breeds Continental Steer at the Jr. Livestock Expo Beef Show. Alabama Farmers Federation and Alfa Insurance sponsor the annual contest, held March 15 during the Southeastern Livestock Exposition in Montgomery.

AJ Noles of Chambers County exhibited the Champion Charolais Steer at the Jr. Livestock Expo Beef Show. Alabama Farmers Federation and Alfa Insurance sponsor the annual contest, held March 15 during the Southeastern Livestock Exposition in Montgomery.

Congratulations to Cate Allen and AJ Noles representing Chambers county!

03/17/2024

Happy St. Patrick’s Day 🍀 We’re pretty lucky to know Alabama’s finest cattle and cattlemen!

📸: Jones Farm- White City, AL (Autauga County)