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Hurricane Relief Efforts
NCBA is coordinating a massive relief effort on behalf of its members and, state and national partners to help cattlemen around the country assist the farming and ranching families in need during this tragic time. NCBA is working in cooperation with its state affiliate staff in the impacted states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to facilitate this relief effort. NCBA set up a Disaster Relief Fund through its National Cattlemen’s Foundation during the 2004 hurricane season. Below is a summary of what is being done and what is still needed.
“NCBA – Connecting Producers With Producers to Rebuild Our Industry in the Aftermath of Katrina”
Donations Made to the NCBA/NCF Relief Fund
Rebuilding, Fencing, Veterinary Supplies and Household Items
- Ru-Mar, Inc., Florida – truckload of fencing post
- Circle R, Florida – load of panels, gates fencing wire
- Circle R and WW Livestock Equipment – load of panels gates
- Martin & Martin Auctioneers, South Carolina – 2 loads; generators, chain saws, water, personal and household items
- Merial, Inc. – 100 cases of bovine pharmaceuticals
- North Dakota Stockgrowers, Department of Agriculture and Auctions – 2 loads of fencing materials or cash or combination
Hay and Feed
- Mike Heiney, Kansas – load of round bales
- Kris & Lance Richter, Texas – load of round bales
- Dan Marvel, Florida – two loads of round bales
- FRM and Georgia Cattlemen’s – 2 loads, 44 tons of sacked feed
- Mike Stewart, North Carolina – load of round bales
- Eric Smith, Alabama – load of round bales
- Butch Foster, Virginia – load of round bales
- Dale Sheets, North Carolina – load of round bales
- Craig Sizemore, Alabama – load of round bales
- Arlan Bacon, Kansas – load of round bales
Offers to Gather and Haul Cattle
- Arkansas Cattlemen’s members
- Jim Maynard, New Mexico
Food Donations
- NCBA Federation of State Beef Councils – $100,000 for the purchase of beef jerky for evacuee shelter
- State Beef Councils - $60,000 for beef jerky purchases (Alabama, Texas, Nebraska, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, New York, Oklahoma, Kansas and S.Carolina.)
Temporary Housing and Employment Offers
- Nancy Martinez, California – Housing
- Tex Hall, Oklahoma – Housing
- Jim Handley, Florida – Housing
- Scott West, Colorado – Housing
- Charles Nelson, North Carolina – Housing
- Wade Grigsby, Florida – Housing and Employment Opportunities
Cash Donations
- $31,500 - to date, will be used to help producers rebuild their operations
What is Needed
Fencing and rebuilding supplies are of critical importance first, and then producers will continue to rebuild barns and other structures needed. The outpouring of support has been tremendous and very much appreciated. Supplies, hay and feed that have been donated are already being put to us. The impacted states are working up programs to distribute contributed monies at the local level so producers can purchase what is needed to continue to rebuild… they ask anyone interested in making contributions please do so to one of the foundations listed below.
Relief Effort Events Coordinated and Additional Donations by NCBA Affiliates
- Louisiana Cattlemen’s – numerous parish Cattlemen’s Associations cook for evacuee shelters
- Mississippi Cattlemen’s – numerous county Cattlemen’s Associations cook for evacuee shelters
- Louisiana Cattlemen’s Assn. – Collection of additional funds through state foundation
- Mississippi Cattlemen’s Assn. – Collection of additional funds through state foundation
- Mississippi Cattlemen’s Assn. – Donated 200 BEEF BBQ aprons to be used in various evacuee “soup kitchens”
- Alabama Cattlemen’s Assn. - $2,500 for Red Cross of West Alabama
- Alabama Cattlemen’s Assn. - $5,000 for Relief Efforts Concert in Montgomery
- Alabama Cattlemen’s Assn. - $7,500 donated to Mississippi Cattlemen’s Foundation
- Alabama Cattlemen’s Assn. - $7,500 donated to Louisiana Cattlemen’s Foundation
- Elanco - $12,500 donated to the National Cattlemen's Foundation
Communications and Outreach Efforts
- Aug. 30th – NCBA VP John Braly radio interview with Southeast AgNetwork
- Aug. 31st – NCBA VP John Braly radio interview with AP reporter
- Aug. 31st – Arkansas Cattlemen’s Executive Tubby Smith radio release with National Association of Farm Broadcasters
- Aug. 31st – NCBA CEO radio interview with Agri-Talk
- Sept. 1st - Press release to trade media on NCF Relief Fund
- Sept. 6th – Electronic Member Update to all members soliciting donations to Relief Fund
- Sept. 5th – Challenge to NCBA Affiliate Organizations to match the NCBA donation of $100,000 for the purchase of beef jerky for evacuee shelters
- Sept. 7th – Ad created regarding Relief Fund distributed to affiliates and trade media
- Sept. 7 – NCBA CEO Terry Stokes radio interview with Agri-Talk
- Sept. 9th – Working with state assessment teams to determine livestock damage in dollars to work with Congress and secure Disaster Funding Assistance
- Sept. 10th – Electronic Member Update to all members soliciting donations to Relief Fund and updated on what is needed
Resources
To Make Donations to Relief Efforts
- National Cattlemen’s Foundation – Contact John Braly or Courtney Pollock at 1-866-BEEF-USA
- Mississippi Cattlemen’s Foundation – Contact Sammy Blossom or LeAnne Peters at 1-601-354-8951
- Louisiana Cattlemen’s Foundation – Contact Bob Felknor or Alaina Pierret at 1-225-343-3491
For Additional Information
All Producers
In Mississippi
In Louisiana
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