Beef Promotion

Cattlemen & women, young cattle producers, and beef cattle enthusiasts, plan now to attend the 36th Annual Banquet!

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Join us on March 8!

Make your reservation today and plan to celebrate beef during the 36th annual Fairfield County Cattleman’s Association banquet and annual meeting. The event will be held on Saturday, March 8 at the Lithopolis United Methodist Church (80 N. Market St., Lithopolis) with registration beginning at 6 p.m. Supper will feature locally prepared smoked beef brisket!

Tickets are $10 with local Junior Fair exhibitors and youth under age 9 admitted free!

The evening’s festivities will include Director elections, the award of three cattleman’s college scholarships (did you know since 1999 when the college scholarship program was begun, the FCCA has awarded a total of $36,800 in scholarships to local youth?), and a brief industry update. And as in the recent past, the annual benefit auction will also highlight the evening!

Make your reservations by March 1st (including Junior beef exhibitors – we need your reservations too) by clicking on this link. For more information about the banquet please contact FCCA President Nate horn at (740) 475-7375 or any of the Directors.

Thanks from the Fairfield County Cattlemen Association

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Thanks for your support during the recent 174th edition of the Fairfield County Fair! As always,  the Steak Trailer was open throughout the event collectively serving more than a ton (2,000 lbs) of beef to hungry fairgoers. Proceeds from sales in the Steak Trailer allowed the Cattlemen to support the Jr. Fair Livestock Auction through the purchase of 6 steers, plus two steers purchased in cooperation with Rushcreek Feed & Supply. And will also help to fund our youth scholarship program.

The Cattlemen also provided 27 pizzas for the Jr. Beef Exhibitor meeting on Saturday evening after move-in to the Fair, and 10 dozen donuts for the youth on beef show day.

It’s also notable that mulch bedding was provided for each junior beef exhibitor in the Brick L Barn by the 2024 Jr. Beef Barn sponsors, FCCA members Horn Farms of Pleasantville. And the FCCA, also sponsored a PeeWee Shomanship class for 25 young beef children who wanted to lead a calf around the ring!

Mark your calendars now for the Post Fair Beef Exhibitor Meeting slated for Wednesday, November 20.  Details to follow!!

Thirty years later, the mission of the Fairfield County Cattlemen’s Association continues to be to focus their efforts on beef education, promotion and encouraging youth and adults in beef cattle management and production

Source:   Stan Smith, OSU Extension – Fairfield County

Thanks for a Great Fair!

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Thanks to you, it was a great Fair!

Thanks for your support during the recent 174th edition of the Fairfield County Fair!

As always the Steak Trailer was open throughout the event collectively serving more than a ton of beef to hungry fairgoers. Proceeds from sales in the Steak Trailer allowed the Cattlemen to support the Jr. Fair Livestock Auction through the purchase of 6 steers, plus two steers purchased in cooperation with Rushcreek Feed & Supply. The Cattlemen also provided 27 pizzas for the Jr. Beef Exhibitor meeting on Saturday evening after move-in to the Fair, and 10 dozen donuts for the youth on beef show day. On Tuesday over the lunch break during the Jr. Beef Show the Cattlemen hosted 24 pre-4-H age youth for PeeWee Showmanship and sent each out of the ring with a token gift including a free cheeseburger.

It’s also notable that Continue reading Thanks for a Great Fair! →

BQA, College Scholarships and the Fair

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As fall rapidly approaches, the Cattlemen have some activities coming up you’ll want to get on your calendars.

We hope to see you this fall!

Beef Quality Assurance: The Fairfield County Cattlemen along with Marshall Grain, Granville Milling, Faler Feed Store, and Rushcreek Feed will host a BQA Certification & REcertification in the Ed Sands Building on the Fairfield County Fairgrounds on September 5. It begins at 5:45 p.m. with a hamburger fry compliments of the sponsors and will be followed by the program that begins at 6:30. In order to properly receive BQA certification participants need to pre-register at https://go.osu.edu/fairfieldbqa

FCCA College Scholarships: Since the FCCA college scholarship program was begun in 1999 more than $36,000 in scholarships have been awarded to local youth. Scholarships are funded by the FCCA and, in part, through a donation from the Sally Grimm Community Fund in memory of past FCCA President Greg DeWitt. The scholarship application portal is now open and Continue reading BQA, College Scholarships and the Fair →

You’re invited to volunteer in the Cattleman’s Steak Barn at State Fair

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Join friends at State Fair and volunteer today.

Ohio Cattlemen’s Association District 9 Director Jim Jepsen invites you to join him on Friday, August 2, from 10:30 to 2:30 and help promote beef during the 2024 Ohio State Fair! You will be helping Jim at the Steak Barn located just north of the Voinovich Livestock Pavilion. In addition to a free beef themed t-shirt, each volunteer will also receive a  complimentary meal, and a free OSF admission ticket.

There’s no better way to promote the beef cattle industry than by helping out with a shift in the Steak Trailer while meeting face to face with your consumer at State Fair. Contact Jim Jepsen today at (614) 560-5919 to volunteer!

Your Checkoff Dollars Promote Beef!

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Ohio’s checkoff dollars are spent under the direction of 15 Ohio cattlemen collectively known as the Ohio Beef Council

As you know, anytime we market a beef animal $2.00 per head is deducted from our check and submitted to what’s called the “Checkoff.” It’s collected on all cattle – beef or dairy, feeders, fed cattle, breeding stock and culls – that are marketed, and even our youth pay the Checkoff on the animals they market at the Fair!

Often times the question is asked, “What’s the checkoff, and what’s it used for?” Let’s take a minute to explore that question, and then look at a small example of what those checkoff dollars are spent on, including a project that Fairfield County’s cattlemen recently participated in.

By law, all producers selling cattle or calves, for any reason and regardless of age or sex, must pay $1-per-head to support beef/veal promotion, research and information through the Beef Promotion and Research Act created by the 1985 Farm Bill. As of March 2014, in the state of Ohio all producers selling cattle or calves must pay an additional $1-per-head through the Ohio Beef Marketing Program Referendum. Thus, in Ohio, $2.00 is deducted from the sale price of every beef animal when it is sold. This happens regardless of where the animal is sold . . . youth pay it for each of the project animals they sell, auction barns collect it from Continue reading Your Checkoff Dollars Promote Beef! →

Fairfield County Cattlemen’s Association earns Outstanding County Award

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In recognition of 30+ years of support for the beef cattle industry!

Congratulations to the Fairfield County Cattlemen’s Association on recently receiving the Outstanding County Award! In their press release, the OCA said it like this . . .

(MARYSVILLE, Ohio) – The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) awarded the Fairfield County Cattlemen’s Association the 2021 Outstanding County Award. This award was sponsored by Ohio Corn & Wheat.

The Outstanding County award is OCA’s opportunity to recognize the outstanding achievement, industry education and consumer promotion efforts of counties from across the state. Activities, participation in OCA events, communication efforts, support of industry youth and a cohesive Continue reading Fairfield County Cattlemen’s Association earns Outstanding County Award →

The Fair, Upcoming Events, Deadlines & Congratulations!

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Congratulations FCCA on being named the 2020 Outstanding Ohio County Cattlemen’s Organization

FCCA members and area cattlemen and women . . . hopefully you’ve successfully concluded a safe and productive harvest, the cows are preg checked (or getting bred if you’re a fall calver), and you have enough high quality feed for winter!

We wanted to get an update out to you with regard to the Fair, and other activities, events and programs on the horizon.

Fairfield County Jr. Beef Show & Fair Livestock Sale: It’s a pleasure to report that beef numbers were up again this year. Fifty four youth exhibited a total of 67 market steers and heifers, feeder calf numbers were up slightly, and breeding beef numbers were stable. This is the most since 2007, and many are anticipating even higher numbers next year. And, the Jr Fair Livestock Sale was a success. Due in part to the support of the FCCA, no market beef animal sold for less than $1000 premium in the sale. FCCA purchased two calves, plus, added $25 on to each market beef exhibitor’s sale price at a total cost of $3450 to FCCA.

“Beef Families Care” Grant sends beef to local food pantries: At their pre-Fair FCCA Board meeting in September, the Directors voted to participate in the Beef Families Care cost-share program that is providing ground beef to local food pantries. FCCA provided $300 that was combined with donations of $300 from the local Blue Ribbon Showmen 4-H Club, $300 from OSU’s Ohio Collegiate Cattle Club, and $393 that was donated in the Continue reading The Fair, Upcoming Events, Deadlines & Congratulations! →

Beef, and the Fair!

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With the Fair less than two weeks away, make your plans now to attend, and participate, and enjoy!

First, as always, the Fairfield County Cattleman’s Association “Steak” Trailer will be in it’s usual location – northwest of the track and across from the beef barn – serving the best beef sandwiches on the grounds. This year’s menu again features two great old-time favorites . . . the Cattleman’s ribeye steak sandwich, and the 6 oz. cheeseburger! Perhaps best of all, the menu features locally grown beef, harvested and processed right here at Bay Packing, and served by the folks who are involved in raising it. If you and your family would enjoy serving a shift in the trailer, there are only a few shifts remaining available. Simply check in with local Cattlemen’s Association President Ray Breagel (740-503-3120) and he’ll get you signed up. The majority of the proceeds from the Steak Trailer go to support local Continue reading Beef, and the Fair! →

The Steak Trailer; Featuring local beef served by the Cattlemen who raise it!

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The Warthman’s will be at your service during the first shift on Sunday, the 6th!

Years ago, innovative merchandisers such as Colonel Sanders, Bob Evans, and Orvil Reddenbacher discovered the benefit of associating the face of the producer to the product that was being marketed. The same benefits are evident at “commodity” food stands located at places like State and County Fairs . . . none the least of which is the Fairfield County Fair. It can only add to consumer confidence in a product when they know producers and their families are willing to “show their face” at the point of Continue reading The Steak Trailer; Featuring local beef served by the Cattlemen who raise it! →