LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN
September 11, 2023
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2023 Cattle-PAC Auction + Dinner Happening Saturday, Sept. 16
Purchase your tickets for the 2023 Cattle-PAC Auction and Dinner happening this Saturday, Sept. 16, at Jimmy’s Watering Hole at the Mid-State Fairgrounds. To purchase tickets or reserve a table click here. For information on the Cattle-PAC event, click here. Guests can book their room at the SpringHill Suites Paso Robles by calling the hotel at (805) 462-3500 and mentioning the “California Cattlemen’s Block” or clicking here to book online.
New Episode of Stories from California Cattle Country
Stories from California Cattle Country “Avdis Ranch in Sacramento CA” is out now. To listen to the episode click here. Stories from California Cattle Country is produced by the California Cattlemen’s Foundation with support from the California Cattle Council. If you want a glimpse into our travels, follow the podcast’s Instagram account @calcattlecountry.
2023 CCA + CCW Convention Sponsorship Opportunities and Exhibitor Registration Open
Sponsorship opportunities for the 107th CCA + CCW Annual Convention and Industry Tradeshow are now available. CCA has multiple items available to sponsor at this year’s event. Sponsorships are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis, reserve your spot now! To view the sponsorship packet click here and for further information click here.
Exhibitor registration is now open for the 2023 California Cattle Industry Tradeshow held in conjunction with the Convention. To learn more about the details and rules of exhibiting at this year’s tradeshow download the Exhibitor Agreement and Registration Packet. Booth’s can be reserved online or by submitting the packet via mail, email or fax. For further information, click here.
Apply to Be a 2023 CCA Convention Intern
Internship applications are open for the 2023 CCA/CCW Convention happening Nov. 29 – Dec. 1 at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nev. Selected interns will help run CCA’s tradeshow booth, onsite registration and other behind the scenes tasks at the event, they will also get to attend select meetings of interest, general sessions and the tradeshow with complimentary lodging and registration. Additionally, the interns will get to interact with CCA leadership and staff, as well as industry leaders at the best attended meeting of the year. For further information and to apply, click here.
2023 CCA Scholarship Applications Now Available
Applications for the 2023 CCA Scholarships are being accepted now through October 1, 2023. CCA awarded $59,000 in scholarships to students studying agriculture, although scholarship amounts and quantities vary year to year. Current CCA members (producer, feeder or YCC) that are currently enrolled at a university or college are eligible to apply. Past recipients of her CCA scholarship program may also apply again this year. For a complete list of awards and to download the application visit calcattlemen.org/scholarships. Contact Maureen in the CCA office at maureen@calcattlemen.org with any questions.
Upcoming CCA Events
CCA Cattle-PAC Auction + Dinner
Sept. 16, Paso Robles, CA
The room block at the SpringHill Suites Paso Robles, for Cattle-PAC is now open. Guests can book their rooms by calling the hotel at (805) 462-3500 and mentioning the “California Cattlemen’s Block” or clicking here to book online. Purchase your tickets and reserve your sponsorships now for the 2023 Cattle-PAC Auction and Dinner at Jimmy’s Watering Hole at the Mid-State Fairgrounds. To purchase tickets or reserve a table click here. To view the sponsorship packet, click here. For information on the Cattle-PAC event, click here.
107th CCA + CCW Annual Convention and Industry Tradeshow
Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, The Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks, Nev.
Sponsorship opportunities for the 107th CCA + CCW Annual Convention and Industry Tradeshow are now available. CCA has multiple items available to sponsor at this year’s event. Sponsorships are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis, reserve your spot now! To view the sponsorship packet click here and for further information click here. Exhibitor registration is now open for the 2023 California Cattle Industry Tradeshow held in conjunction with the Convention. To learn more about the details and rules of exhibiting at this year’s tradeshow download the Exhibitor Agreement and Registration Packet. Booth’s can be reserved online or by submitting the packet via mail, email or fax. For further information, click here. A tentative schedule is now available on our website. To view the schedule, click here.
Upcoming Industry Events
CalVTP in Practice: Lessons Learned From the Urban Interface in San Mateo County Parks
Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, 9:00 am – 11:45 am, Webinar
Learn about collaborative forest health and fuel reduction project at Huddart and Wunderlich County Parks, in Silicon Valley’s wildland-urban interface (WUI). To register for the webinar, click here.
2023 UC Davis Young Cattlemen’s Association Fall AI Clinic
Wednesday, Sept. 13 – Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, UC Davis Feedlot and Beef Barn
The UC Davis Young Cattlemen’s Association are hosting their biannual Fall AI Clinic at the UC Davis Feedlot and Beef Barn, Sept. 13 – Sept. 15. Space in the clinic is limited and is recommended to fill out the application ASAP before spots are filled. Cost includes daily hands-on practice, AI Certification and lunch. To learn more and apply to attend, click here.
CCA in the News
After more than 100 years, gray wolves reappear in Giant Sequoia National Monument Los Angeles Times “We believe it will be important for state wildlife officials to put a radio collar on one or more wolves in that pack to better understand how they are behaving,’ said Kirk Wilbur, vice president of government affairs at the California Cattlemen’s Assn.” To continue reading, click here.
Industry News
NCBA Statement on Updated WOTUS Rule National Cattlemen’s Beef Association “The entire cattle industry breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme Court curtailed the EPA’s overreach under the Clean Water Act. Today’s revised WOTUS definition is an important step toward bringing the EPA more in line with the Supreme Court’s ruling. NCBA looks forward to working with the agency to protect farmers and ranchers from burdensome regulations and provide them with lasting certainty on WOTUS.” To continue reading, click here.
Drought & Flood Relief: CalOSBA Launches California Small Ag Business Drought & Flood Relief Grant Program CDFA Planting Seeds Blog “The California Small Agricultural Business Drought & Flood Relief Grant Program will provide relief to small agricultural businesses that experienced a decline in annual gross receipts or gross profits due to drought or flood conditions. The grant funds will be allocated in a series of four distinct groups of small ag businesses.” To continue reading, click here.
California escaped deadly wildfires this summer. The danger isn’t over yet The Guardian “Roughly 80,000 hectares (2m acres) have burned across the country so far, according to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), roughly 61% less than the 10-year average for this time of year. The decrease has been particularly pronounced in the fire-prone west, which has grown accustomed to seeing swaths of their parched forests and browning hillsides ignite but has largely been given a reprieve from a summer of smoke-filled skies.” To continue reading, click here.
A new episode of Sorting Pen: The California Cattleman Podcast is out now! Hear from the Animal Ag Alliance’s president and CEO Hannah Thompson-Weeman providing an update on animal rights activism and the work the Alliance does to keep up on tactics and movements within that community. To listen to the episode click here.
