Protecting Nebraska’s Agriculture Topic of SC Cattlemen Dinner Meeting Nov. 18



Willow Holoubek,  "A-FAN"



The South Central Cattlemen Association will be holding an information meeting on Friday - November 18, 2011 at the Blue Hill Community Center in Blue Hill. The evening will start at 6:00 pm with a social time & registration, followed at 6:30 pm with a Hamburger Fry. The meal will be the precursor to the informative meeting which is entitled: “Protecting Nebraska Agriculture- Animal Rights & Other Issues”. The meeting is sponsored by the South Central Cattlemen Association and UNL Extension in Webster County. There is no cost to attend the meeting, and anyone who is interested is cordially invited to attend. The purpose of this meeting is to inform and educate the public about groups who are at work spreading misinformation, and attacking conventional agriculture and, in particular, the livestock industry. Several states have had legislation forced on them, creating regulations that have adversely affected animal agriculture, compliments of extreme animal rights and other activist groups. Think it can't happen in Nebraska? Think again! They are already at work in this state! How can this affect you?

The guest speakers for the evening will include: Willow Holoubek, Organizational Director for “A-FAN”; Pete McClymont, President of “We Support Agriculture”; and Dewey Lienemann, UNL Extension Educator, Webster County. The South Central Cattlemen Association encourages everyone to attend and learn the facts about the issues facing animal agriculture in Nebraska, and the detrimental effects that efforts of animal rights and other activist groups could have on producers, our local economy, our choice of foods, and the prices we pay for them. Find out what is happening and what we can, and need to do. It doesn’t just affect our farmers and ranchers it affects our whole state – including you as a consumer.

For more information please contact: Randy Lemke @ 402-469-2284 or Webster Co. UNL Extension @ 402-746-3417. You can also find a flyer on the event at www.webster.unl.edu or email dlienemann2@unl.edu.