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SLO County Beef Ambassador Program
Beef Ambassador contestants
SLO County contest winners go to state competition at Fresno State University

Kim Rounds, Nevada County native selected as 2011 California Beef Ambassador

Sacramento, Calif. (April 12, 2011)—Youth spokespeople from throughout the state participated in the 2011 California Beef Ambassador Contest on April 9, 2011. The contest was organized by the California CattleWomen, Inc. (CCW) and California Beef Council (CBC) and hosted at California State University, Fresno. The purpose of the contest is to give California youth an opportunity to learn about the importance of the beef industry, hone their public speaking skills and ultimately become youth spokespeople for the beef industry. 

Kim Rounds, a native of Nevada County took home first place honors in the senior division (ages 17-20). She raises steers for the Nevada County Fair and is active in her high school Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter. Rounds plans to attend Colorado State University this fall, pursuing a degree in Equine Science. Katelynn Bradford, a senior at Livermore High School was recognized as runner-up in the contest. Bradford is currently the Livermore FFA Vice President and the California Nevada Junior Hereford Association President. She plans to attend Butte College in the fall, pursing an associate’s degree in agricultural science with a focus on crops. 

Rounds received a $400 cash prize and Bradford was awarded $300, sponsored by the CBC. As the winner of the senior division of the California Beef Ambassador Contest, Rounds will be competing in the National Beef Ambassador contest to be held in Wooster, Ohio this October. The top five contestants in the national competition become part of the National Beef Ambassador Team and will travel throughout the country in late 2011 and 2012 promoting beef and the beef industry.

Other contestants in the 2011 California Beef Ambassador Contest senior division include: Crystal Avila, Monterey County; Parker Crouse, Kern County; Miriam Cowley, Siskiyou County; Austin Fischer, Shasta County; Margarita Herrera, San Diego County; Walt Hoyt, Calaveras County; Haustin Morrison, San Luis Obispo County; Jake Pickering, Butte County; Stacy Stroing, Tehama County; and Katie Stroud, Modoc County.

Abigail Grisedale, a student at North High School in Kern County was the winner of the junior division (ages 14-16). She is active in her high school’s FFA chapter and varsity volleyball team. Nicole Cowley, a freshman at Yreka High School, who is active in the FFA chapter at her high school and will be showing a steer at the local county fair this summer, received runner-up honors in the junior division. Grisedale was awarded $200 for taking home first place honors and Cowley received $100 for being runner-up in the junior division.

Anne Marie Belden, Butte County; Bailey Brownfield, Tehama County; Cody Butterfield, Nevada County; Ben Clark, San Luis Obispo County; Shannon Tower, Calaveras County also competed in the junior division contest.

At the conclusion of the competition, contestants received feedback from the competition’s judges, took part in a media training session conducted by the CBC and enjoyed lunch.

CCW Coordinator for this year’s California Beef Ambassador Contest was Sarah DeForest of Butte County. Judges were Amanda Barrett, 2007 national beef ambassador; Robert Britton, instructor at College of the Sequoias; Annette Levi, Ph.D., department chair of Agricultural Business at California State University, Fresno; Jimmy Maxey, owner of J&D Foodservice; Randy Perry, Ph.D., professor at California State University, Fresno; Katie Rodgers, director of public relations for the Fresno County Farm Bureau; and Peter Roney, producer, photographer and editor of the special projects division at CBS 13 in Sacramento.

Pictured on the right is Sr. Beef Ambassador Haustin Morrison, Congratulations!
Special thanks from Beef Ambassador Chair Terri Woods to SLOCCW President June Kester, members Malorie Bankhead and Taryn Green, and SLO Farm Bureau, for all of your assistance with the contest & workshop!
Senior Beef Ambassador
Beef Ambassador Announcing our 2010 Jr Beef Ambassador Ben Clark of Creston. Good luck bringing the message of beef throughout SLO County and at the State Contest in April.

The goal of the San Luis Obispo County CattleWomen's Beef Ambassador Program is to create and implement a youth spokesperson development plan that contributes to increased beef consumption and dispels myths and misconceptions held by consumers and peers.. The 2011 San Luis Obispo County Beef Ambassador workshop is open to all county youth held on the afternoon of February 12, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. in the SLO County Farm Bureau Conference Room.

There are two divisions: Junior Division ages 14 to 16 years; and Senior Division 17 to 20 years old. Winners in both divisions receive a free trip to compete representing San Luis Obispo County at the state level and become eligible for even more cash prizes and scholarships. The winner at the state level will go on to represent California at the national level.
Further information about the program such as the national rules are available at www.nationalbeefambassador.org. The impromptu questions from the judges are derived from the website www.explorebeef.org , and the website also offers contestants a good source of factual information about the beef industry.
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For further information please contact: Terri Woods by e-mail.
Read about last year's contest at this link.

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