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Ohio Cattlemen’s Roundup

Clark County Cattlemen will host the 2014 Ohio Cattlemen’s Roundup on September 5^th and 6^th.

Roundup begins Friday evening, September 5, with a gathering at R Genetics Livestock, then on Saturday morning, September 6, those attending will have an opportunity to be updated on a wide range of issues.

“We have Dr. Henry Zerby, Chair of the OSU Animal Science Department that will give us kind of the first glimpse of the new livestock facilities they are looking at Ohio State,” said Elizabeth Harsh, Executive Director of the Ohio Cattlemen. “We also have coming in two folks from NCBA, Mike Miller that heads up the consumer marketing piece and we also have Kate Maher that heads up our membership efforts.”

The Saturday afternoon program will feature farm tours.

“We’re going to Agle Family Farms to see their Shorthorn operation, then we’ll go to McDorman Farms which is a custom feeding feedlot, we’ll also go to Sexing Technologies and Ohio Heifer Center at South Charleston that exports females all over the world,” Harsh said. “A new addition, we’re also going to stop at the TruPointe facility in South Charleston.”

Those interested in attending the Ohio Cattlemen’s Roundup can register by calling the OCA office, 614-873-6736, or by registering online.

The deadline to register is this Thursday, August 28^th.

Audio: Elizabeth Harsh, Executive Director, Ohio Cattlemen’s Assn. (3:35 mp3)