Spring 2025 Newsletter
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Ohio CattleWomen’s News
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- The Ohio CattleWomen will be raffling off a Brown and White 8'5 x 7'2 Cowhide as their Fundraiser this year, the winner will be drawn at the Ohio Beef Expo 2026. All proceeds benefit scholarships and outreach of the OCW.
- The OCW President Brenda Kocher is also our Region I Director for the American National CattleWomen. she is starting her Third year as a Director, Click here to learn more.
Ohio CattleWomen Association Summer meeting June 19, 2025 6:30 pm
Save the Date
Ohio Cattlemen's office
10600 US Hwy. 42
Marysville Ohio 43040
6:00pm Doors will open at with a light supper as you arrive will be available to purchase brown bag -- Drink, sandwich, chips and cookie possibly.
6:30pm Summer meeting will begin
9:00pm adjourn meeting
ANCW Region 1 and Ohio CattleWomen meeting EVENT March 28-29, 2025
The ANCW Region 1 event was hailed as a success. We launched our event at Select Sires, which included an informative presentation and facility tour. We then proceeded to the Ohio Cattlemen's Association office, where Kelly Kerin updated us on the Ohio Beef Council's activities. The next day, we initiated the morning with a finger food breakfast, leading into the region meeting. ANCW President-elect Casey Matzke educated us about the American National Cattlewomen Association's purpose. Nominations for Region 1 representatives and a presentation by Terry Jarrett of CPK Insurance followed. For lunch, Casey Matzke presented Grilling 101, after which participants grilled their own steaks, supplemented by City BBQ's catering. The Ohio Cattlewomen's meeting took place afterwards, featuring group discussions on committee ideas. Our conversation was enlightening, and we look forward to a successful year.
Brenda Kocher’s theme for Ohio CattleWomen is “Agro Roots Run Beef”
My hope and prayer this year is to reach folks in all areas of the state to share this theme and message - you don’t have to own land or cattle for your “roots to run beef”. You don’t have to know all there is to know about the industry to be passionate about beef. You don’t need to own a pair of boots or have Cattle to be a great advocate for this industry. You don’t need to compare yourself to others in the industry whose roots have grown from families that have been doing this for generations.
Everyone gets their start somewhere. It takes us all inside the same fence to make up the herd. The Lord made you for a time such as this, and the Ohio CattleWomen welcome you to join us as we promote this way of life, this passion for beef and cattle, and as we draw from history and tradition to lead us forward.
Take Care and God Bless you!
Ohio WIRED Event 2024
April 5-6,2024 was at Ohio State University facilities and OSU/ATI for our American National Cattlewomen WIRED (women in Ranching education and development) event. This was a combined event with the, 2024 East Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference that I attended. The Ohio Cattlewomen, hosted our Region I meeting and was the Co- Host for our Wired event along with the college of OSU/ATI. Brenda Kocher is the ANCW Region I Director and the Ohio Cattlewomen President. My vision when I became a Director was to have a WIRED event come to the Eastern USA. With the help of Dee Jepson taking on the roll of Chairman of this Event along with Heather Neikirk ( these two fine ladies work for OSU, and agreed to work with me) we were able to accomplish this task that we first started planning last year at the Ohio Beef Expo. These are fun educational programs that the ANCW and sponsors put together to advocate for the beef industry. Our WIRED Co-Chairmen are Jennie Hodgen and Rebecca Johnson were also involved with being able for us to bring this event to Ohio. Thank you Gwen Geis a seasoned Wired helper all the way from Wyoming. Dr. Temple Grandin was the keynote speaker sponsored by Molly Mfg. she taught us about cattle behavior and how to work your herd efficiently. She is a wealth of knowledge and is highly respected. At Region I meeting our guest speaker was Nikki Weston ANCW President Elect from Utah. Nikki is a inspiration to the ANCW and very knowledgeable about what ANCW is all about. To find out more about our organization you can go to ANCW.org or Ohio Cattlewomen.com
Ohio Wired Event on April 6th where did the 160 attendees including workers and speakers come from, you may ask!
ANCW Region 1 has 18 states that are included in our region we have 8 states that have active Cattlemen NCBA state Affiliates. At the Present time we only have Ohio Cattlewomen as a State Affiliate of ANCW. Virginia is trying to organize enough ladies to become a State affiliate. Please contact me if your state is interested in becoming a state affiliate of ANCW. So as I said earlier Where did all the Wired participants come from? * means from Region I Ohio* Virigina* Indiana* Michigan * West Virginia * Illinois South Dakota Texas Utah- Nikki Trotter Weston ANCW President elect Kansas Colorado Nebraska Wyoming Florida Oregon That is 15 states that was represented!
Ohio CattleWomen 60th Anniversary Celebration
The Ohio Cattlewomen hosted their 60th anniversary celebration on Saturday October 5th, 2024 at Vintage Venue in Urbana, Ohio. In attendance were several past Presidents of OCW including Janet McIntosh (1982), Dona Tullis (1983 & 1995), Linda Harr (2004 & 2005 and 2019-2021), Kathy Sautter (2006 & 2007), Tonya Lohr (2012), Connie O’Connell (2022) and current OCW president Brenda Kocher (2024) and past Queen Karen Burst (1981). Also in attendance was the President of the American National CattleWomen (ANCW) herself, Ruth Coffey of Oklahoma. Ruth described the event as a fun filled celebration of fellow cattlewomen who recognized those who served the organization, lively conversations with amazing ladies, installation of officers and delicious food at a vintage venue that was once a working farm.
The event consisted of honoring past presidents, queens, ambassadors and charter members, an open forum where the cattlewomen shared old memories, introduction of ANCW president Ruth Coffey to the organization members and a live and silent auction to raise money for the promotion and education of Ohio’s beef industry. Some of the work being carried out by OCW include scholarship programs for young men and ladies with interest in a career in agriculture and for veterinary students, sponsorship of several awards given out annually including the, Ohio State Fair champion and reserve champion trophies, as well as the state 4-H beef award. Activities to raise funds in support of Ohio’s cattle industry include a booth at the Ohio Beef Expo as well as our Country Store at the Ohio State Fair to help raise dollars for the Cattle Drive for Hunger and donating canned beef to the Ronald McDoanald House.
If you’re interested in getting involved in one of Ohio’s largest industries and joining a team of great women looking to move Ohio cattle onward and upward, Please click the red link in the top right hand corner.
A HUGE thank you to our sponsors for this event. We couldn’t have done it without you! Sponsors of the event include: Harr Farms, J.E.T. agriculture, King Feed and Supply, Farm Credit Mid-America, Center St. Meat Company, Underwood Stock Farms, Sullinger Farms, Kocher Livestock, Crawford County Cattlemen, Betty Grum and Heritage Cooperative. In memory of Beatrice Channel, Dona Tullis Mother who was a Charter member of the OCW and In memory of Dave Tullis and Richard McIntoush who spent years helping their Wives, Dona and Janet as OCW officers and on the Ways and Means committee.
2025 ANCW Region 1 / OCW meeting
Day 1 of National Cattlewomen’s/Ohio Cattlewomen’s! Touring Select Sires and hearing from the Ohio Beef Council on the great work they are doing through Ohio for the beef industry. Day 2 of ANCW/OCW held at the Ohio Beef Council.
It’s always great being surrounded by women of all different backgrounds coming together with one thing in common, their love for beef and the industry.
Ohio Beef Expo 2025 and
Ohio State Fair Store 2024
Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped the Ohio CattleWomen Store such a success at the 2025! Ohio BEEF EXPO. We couldn't do it without you! The Yeiti cooler was given away at the 2025 Ohio Beef Expo.
The Ohio State Fair Store was July 24- Aug. 4 at the Voinovich building at the South East end across from the Restrooms next to the Ohio Cattlemen's Store and Mini Golf. We had a have a large inventory of Beef promotion items along with Children's books, toys, snack items, jewelry and what knots. Come and See!
Perfect time to Sign up as a Ohio CattleWomen or American CattleWomen member.
