Arkansas Cattlemen's
Association News

The ACA 2010 Spring Area
Conferences are coming up soon!
Area Spring Conferences are intended to update all local associations, within a desiginated ACA Area, about association business, membership, leadership and industry news. All Area Spring Conferences are held with invitations extended to county and association officers and leadership from local and state levels. Invitations to Area Spring Conferences also include members, member’s spouses, children, grandchildren, friends, non-members and representatives from all industry related businesses and organizations.
For detailed information regarding dates, times and locations of your Spring Area Conference, click here.

The 2010 Membership Drive is underway and off to a great start!
Sign up 30 new ACA Members in 2010 and receive this
ACA Top Hand Buckle or a complimentary 
2010 Convention Registration.
For current membership numbers, check the link under the membership tab or call Cody Comeaux at the ACA Office 501-224-2114.

Highest Percent Heifers Placed During February Since 1998.
Even though overall placements into feedyards have been below year-ago levels for the past four months, percent heifer placements have exceeded year prior levels for eleven out of the past fourteen months. And, the percentage of heifer placements during the month
of February were the highest since 1998.
Read the full article here: http://www.cattlefax.com/news/

Check the ACA Online Calendar for county cattlemen's meeetings, spring conferences, state-wide events,
cow/calf conferences, production sales,
advertising deadlines and much more!
Have an event to add to the ACA Calendar?
Email autumn@arbeef.org to have it posted. 

2010 ACF scholarship applications are available now! 
6 total Young-Baker and Janet Perry Scholarships will be available this year. The deadline for scholarship applications is June 1, 2010.
Click here for both scholarship criteria and applications.

The Arkansas Junior Cattlemen's Association (AJCA) scholarship application is available now! 
The deadline is April 1, 2010. 
Go to www.ajcattle.com for AJCA Scholarship criteria and application. 

Follow the Arkansas Cattlemen's Association on Twitter!
Go to www.twitter.com and search for ARCattlemen.

Available now! Order Cabella's merchandise online with an embroidered ACA Logo!
Go to the National Cattlemen's Beef Association web site www.beefusa.org and click on the NCBA store tab to order!

Buy this tag and support cattlemen!

Purchase this special license plate when you renew your tags or purchase a new vehicle. A portion of the $35 fee will help support the ACA! For additional information and a list of the revenue offices where
these plates can be obtained, click here.

Arkansas Hay Network
Do you have hay for sale?  Advertise it here for FREE!
Contact Autumn Ankenman at (501) 224-2114 or
magazine@arbeef.org.

2009 Legislative Session
To check out what ACA did for you last year at the Capitol, click here.

I-40 Implement in Blackwell is offering a 5% discount
to all ACA Members on parts!
Go to www.i40implement.com for contact information.

To read information from the USDA on transporting baled hay from a Imported Fire Ant(IFA) quarantined area, click here.