January 14, 2017 Iowa Junior Red Angus Meeting.
Meeting was called to order at 11am by Junior Advisor Dana Batterson. Introductions of those in attendance was held as the following:
Camiel Blomme
Carter Batterson
Carson Finch
Chase Pladsen
Tess Lillibridge
Mia Gibson
Julie Damman
Ty Lillibridge
Austin Smuck
Jacob Fjeld
Emma Ahrendsen
Megan Ahrendsen
There were no minuets from the previous meeting held at the State Fair.
There was no treasures report given to us at this time. Dana is going to meet with the Senior board to find out our accurate balance and relay that information to us as soon as possible.
Guest Speaker:
Genna VanWye was our guest speaker for the meeting. Kim Heller was also in attendance. Genna started with a fun ice breaker game and followed up with a demonstration on labeling the reproductive tract of a cow. Members were spoke to about Red Round Up which will be held in our state this year. Dates are June 27th -July 2nd. For more information about Red Angus Roundup juniors were encouraged to contact Kim Heller Red Angus Junior Activities Coordinator. .
Old Business
Bylaws were read over and discussed. A motion was made by Chase Pladsen to amend the bylaws as presented to reflect Article VI- Meetings to Members Section 2 to read: Regular Meetings may be held at the Iowa Beef Expo and the Iowa State Fair. Motion was seconded by Carter Batterson. Motion carried.
Dues were discussed. It was made noted that at this time we do not have clear records who has and has not paid their current dues. We are asking that those that have no please do so. Dues must be paid before showing at the Iowa Beef Expo Junior Show for those planning to show there. Dues can be paid by mailing them to Dana. A form will be uploaded to the Facebook page and Iowa Red Angus website.
New Business
Board Members:
It was discussed that since the bylaws were not approved by the Senior Board at the State Fair a new board must be elected with the new bylaws. Nominations were taken and voted upon as follows:
Board Nomination
●President: Chase Pladsen nominated by Camiel Blomme seconded by Megan Ahrendsen
●Vice President: Camiel Blomme nominated by Carter Batterson seconded by Emma Ahrendsen
●Secretary: Emma Ahrendsen nominated by Megan Ahrendsen seconded by Camiel Blomme
●Treasurer: Carter Batterson nominated by Camiel Blomme seconded by Megan Ahrendsen
●Northeast District: Jacob Fjeld- nominated by Megan Ahrendsen seconded by Emma Ahrendsen and Austin Smuck- nominated by Carter Batterson seconded by Camiel Blomme
●Northwest District: Carson Finch- nominated Carter Batterson seconded by Camiel Blomme and Megan Ahrendsen- nominated by Emma Ahrendsen seconded by Camiel Blomme
●Southwest: turned into at large
●Southeast: turned into at large
●At Large: Megan Ahrendsen- nominated by Emma Ahrendsen seconded by Camiel Blomme, Jacob Fjeld- nominated by Megan Ahrendsen seconded by Emma Ahrendsen, and Mia Gibson- nominated by Mia Gibson seconded by Chase Pladsen
2017 IJRAA Junior Board
President: Chase Pladsen
VP: Camiel Blomme
Secretary: Emma Ahrendsen
Treasurer: Carter Batterson
Northeast District: Austin Smuck
Northwest District: Carson Finch
At Large: Jacob Fjeld
At Large: Mia Gibson
Fundraising:
It was discussed that we need to get started on Fundraising ASAP with our state hosting the National show at the State Fair we need to get adequate funding for awards, and other expenses as well as for our summer show and awards banquet. Dana brought up two options for fundraisers it was discussed by the juniors and the following were decided upon:
“Herd in a tank”
Junior members will contact breeders across the state of Iowa and nationwide for semen and embryo donations. Dana is also going to contact a breeders service to look into a tank donation.
Upon further discussion Megan Ahrendsen motioned to have ticket prices at $100 and Carter Batterson seconded. Motion carried. Kevin Talach Senior board member said he would speak with the Senior board about possibly donating the tank or at least a portion of the funds if one was not donated to us. Tickets will be on sale from the Iowa Beef Expo until the start of the Junior show at the Iowa State Fair. Tickets will be mailed out to all Juniors as well as tickets will be available for pickup at the Iowa Beef Expo. Mia Gibson motioned to do the Herd in a Tank as a fundraiser seconded by Tess Lillibridge. Motion carriedWinner will be drawn at the National Junior Red Angus show at the State Fair. Winner will need to be present at the Iowa State Fair drawing to win.
Juniors are asked to not make calls on their own until Dana creates a master list and designates who will call which breeder so we do not have multiple calls into each breeder and can maximize our earning potential. Juniors were asked to get suggestions for breeders to contact to Dana ASAP. Dana will be contacting the juniors with the Master List by February 1. Please get those names in to Dana.
“Nail Board”
Juniors will contact businesses, farms and companies for donations for any prizes. Nails will be nailed into a board and each have tags hanging from them. People will have the opportunity to pull a nail and win a prize. Discussion was made that having 4 sections of nails $25, $50, $75 & $100 depending on prizes brought in by juniors. Some nails will simply say “Thanks for your donation” others will include a prize. Nail pulling will occur at the State Fair
Details to come as to how many nails will be made available depending on the amount of donations and prizes we are able to secure. Megan Ahrendsen motioned that we do the nail board, with details to come later, as a fundraiser seconded by Camiel Blomme. Motion carried.
Juniors are asked to go ahead and start contacting people they feel would donate to this fundraiser.
Summer Show
It was discussed with the members and decided that they did want to have a summer show. It was decided they would like to do a joint show with another breed to help cut costs and have a bigger show. Show possibly to be held with the Simmentals, June 3&4, or Shorthorns date unknown. Chase Plaudsen has a contact and will be getting that information to Dana so she can make calls. Details to follow at the next meeting. An award ceremony will take place at the summer show for showing season 2016.
State Fair
Dates for the 2017 Iowa State Fair will be Thursday August 17- Sunday August 20th. Arrival and set up can start Thursday 17th 12:01am. Open Show will take place Saturday August 19th, Junior show will take place Sunday August 20th. We will be stalled in the Cattle barn as usual. The open show will take place in the Livestock Pavilion. The junior show will take place in the outdoor arena. We will have a junior meeting at the state fair details and date to come.
Next Meeting
March 25, 1:00. Iowa Cattleman’s Association Building Ames Iowa.