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Last week I was at the '15 Cattle Industry Conven- tion & NCBA Trade Show in Sizzling Hot San Anto- nio. As National Beef Am- bassador Alica Smith wrote in her blog From the Heart of Beef, "Instead of nice, 'Sizzling San Antonio' that the convention advertised, it was bleak, and quite frankly a bit chilly." It was miserably cold, in the 40-50 degree range, and there went my antic- ipated margarita on the Riverwalk. Too cold and cloudy. Some rain, and I came home to 1.7 inches in the rain gauge, but no wind damage like the mountain communities received. The cedar and molds cre- ated misery for us with al- lergies, until we consumed enough antihistamines to stop the sneezing, cough- ing and dripping nose. One hundred and eight of my closest friends — members of American Na- tional CattleWomen — plus 67 guests were present at the annual General Mem- bership Meeting when Mel- anie Fowle of Etna, Siski- you County, was elected president of ANCW. She is the first president from California since Flor- ence Georgi, Santa Barbara County in 1972 and Marian Guthrie, Tulare County in 1954. At this meeting investi- gative journalist Nina Tei- cholz, the New York Times best selling author of "The Big Fat Surprise: Why But- ter, Meat and Cheese Be- long in a Healthy Diet" spoke to us. She got involved investi- gating transfats, and then all dietary fats. She had observed a photo of a lean warrior who lived on meat, blood and milk, and an obese woman who shunned meat and fats. In 1977 the U.S. Govern- ment got involved in the dietary guidelines, and they were written by peo- ple with no science back- ground, but had a vegetar- ian agenda. "The dietary Guidelines for Americans — jointly published by the USDA and Dept. of Health & Human Services every five years — have a profound influ- ence on the foods Amer- icans produce and con- sume. Since 1980, they have urged us to cut back on fat, especially the sat- urated kind found mainly in animal foods such as red meat, butter and cheese. Instead, Americans were told that 60% of their calo- ries should come from car- bohydrate-rich foods like pasta, bread, fruit and po- tatoes. "In place of saturated fats, these agencies have counseled Americans to consume ever-larger quan- tities of unsaturated fats, which are found mainly in soybean and other vegeta- ble oils." Over the past ten years research has shown that a low-carbohydrate diet out- performs any other diet in improving health. Diabet- ics can stabilize their blood glucose on a low-carb diet; heart-disease victims are able to raise their good HDL cholesterol while low- ering their triglycerides. A low-fat diet has in- creased obesity. When an- imal fats are removed, and replaced with carbohy- drates, they are uniquely fattening. Fat does not make you fat. Saturated fat does not cause heart dis- ease. The Atkins diet was done with little science, but people lost weight. World Cancer Report 2007 said that saturated fat does not cause cancer. The environmental movement that started in the 1970s has grown to a vegan and vegetarian diet. Now USDA wants to re- move meat from the school lunch program. Meat is what humans crave, back to caveman days. Teicholz was sponsored by the American Hereford Association, Texas Cattle Feeders Association; Ari- zona Cattle Feeders Asso- ciation; and Animal Health Express. Two women were recog- nized as Outstanding Cat- tleWoman of the Year when Tammie Didlot announced that their first names started with J, they had been CowBelle and Cattle- Women members over 40 years, married for over 50 years, and had worked on countless projects educat- ing the public about beef. Purina sponsored these awards. Congratulations to Judy Ahmann, Napa, and Jan- ice Rustad, Kindred, ND 2014, recipients. Joan Hem- sted, Cottonwood, was 2013 ANCW Outstanding Cattle- Woman, and I received the honor in 2010. That evening California hosted an elegant reception and installation of officers for the coming year. Presi- dent Melanie Fowle, Presi- dent-Elect Ann Nogan, PA; Vice President Penny Zim- merman, Minn.; Past Pres- ident Patti Buck, Colo.; Sec- retary Sheila Bowen, Glen- nville; Parliamentarian Gwen Geis, Wyo.; Directors — Region 1 Kayla Alexander- Ohio; 2 Emily Dent -Ala.; 3 TBA; 4 Desta Crawford — Texas; 5 Jeannie Kiehn — Wash.; 6 Tammie McElroy, Gridley; 7 Sharon Kickertz-Gerbig — ND. Evelyn Brown — Ala., Chairman of Board of Directors. Thanks to Crain of Cal- ifornia, Los Molinos for the packets of shelled wal- nuts and Tehama Angus Ranch for the packets of smokehouse almonds that were enjoyed at the annual meeting and reception. In our Legislative meet- ing, Kristina Butts, execu- tive director, Legislative Af- fairs for NCBA and ANCW legislative chairwoman spoke on dietary guide- lines, a set of government recommended eating hab- its that are meant to help people enjoy healthy lives. The guidelines are updated every five years. 2015 will be the target date. After the 7th meeting, they are recommending a higher intake of vegetables, fruits and whole grains, while lean meat, dairy products have been nearly eliminated from the food pyramid. National Beef Ambas- sador Kalyn McKibben posted on Feb. 8, "4 Major Reasons Why You Should Care About the 2015 Di- etary Guidelines." "Based on the 2015 guideline draft, lean red meat has been completely deleted from the dietary recommendations. You may be wondering the ex- act implications the rear- rangement of the 2015 Di- etary Guidelines could have on you. Here are a few ex- amples of why this decision is such a big deal. "1. Ever since the begin- ning of the government- recommended Dietary Guidelines in 1980, obesity has increased almost expo- nentially. "2. Even though the Di- etary Guidelines are "rec- ommendations", public schools often apply the guidelines to their lunch programs. Imagine this al- ready sparse school lunch without meat. Do you think that would provide badly needed nutrients to a child whose only meals come from the school? "3. All fat does not make you fat. Our bodies depend on healthy fats to metab- olize essential fat-soluble A,D,E and K vitamins. Vi- tamin A aids in eyesight. Vitamin D helps build strong bones. Vitamin E aids in the formation of red blood cells. Vitamin K — blood clotting agent. "4. Like mentioned above, current diet rec- ommendations focus more toward high- carb, low-protein eating pat- terns. Not only is it diffi- cult for our bodies to re- ceive needed fats to me- tabolize certain vitamins without meat, it also makes it incredibly chal- lenging for our bodies to function without abun- dant amounts of protein needed to make such things as DNA, enzymes and hormones. Studies have shown that high- carb, low-fat diets make it especially difficulty for people, particularly mid- dle-aged women, to lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle. "Remember: a single three ounce serving of beef provides an excellent source of protein, zinc and Vitamin B12." JeanBartonhasbeen writing her column in the Daily News since the early 1990s. She can be reached by e-mail at jbar- ton2013@gmail.com. JEANBARTON California State Univer- sity, Chico's College of Ag- riculture will host its 12th annual Career and Intern- ship Fair 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18 at the University Farm Pavilion, 311 Nicholas C. Schouten Lane in Chico. More than 30 compa- nies including Alltech, Driscoll's, Foster Farms, J.G. Boswell, The Morning Star Company, Rabobank and the Tremont and Ly- man Groups are registered to attend. The annual fair has had continued success connect- ing student job seekers and potential employers in all fields of agriculture. Com- panies in attendance will have the opportunity to meet students and alumni that have obtained a degree in or are studying animal science; agricultural busi- ness; crops, horticulture, and land resource manage- ment; and agricultural sci- ence and education. More information on the career fair can be found online at http://www. csuchico.edu/ag/resources/ career-fair.shtml. CHICO STATE College of Ag to host career and internship fair California State Uni- versity, Chico's Livestock Judging Team launched its 2015 season with an impres- sive species win at the Na- tional Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver, Colo. on Jan. 15. The team placed first in swine judging, led by Gino Farinelli, who won high individual in swine, and Justine Henderson, who placed ninth. The team ended up 11th overall in the contest. The National Western Stock Show was the first official contest of the col- legiate judging season, and for Coach Clay Carlson, it was the first time in his coaching career that his team placed first in a single species at a major national livestock judging competi- tion. Carlson said the swine portion of the contest was challenging. "Our crew kept things simple and evaluated things very accurately. This group has a ton of poten- tial and is very dedicated to getting better at live- stock judging. Their com- mitment to reaching their potential is rewarding for me as a coach. They show up to each practice to so- lidify their strengths and improve their weaknesses, and that is all you can ask of any team regardless of the 'sport.'" Farinelli said he is ex- cited for the future of the 2015 team. "It's an honor to repre- sent Chico in this once-in- a-lifetime opportunity," he said. "I am blessed to have won the hog division and I thank my coaches, Clay Carlson and Haydn Clem- ent for giving us the tools to win." Livestock judging tests contestants' skills at eval- uating and placing groups of livestock and then orally justifying the reasons for their placings. The livestock judging team spent the ma- jority of winter break trav- eling and preparing for con- tests in Phoenix and Den- ver. The team practiced in Northern California, evalu- ating swine, sheep, and cat- tle, and had the opportunity to evaluate livestock in Osh- kosh, Nebraska and various locations in Colorado. Members of the team in- clude Billy Arriaga, Shay- lynn Beam, Gino Farinelli, Justine Henderson, James Purkey and Bailey Roberts. For more information, write to rquinn2@mail. csuchico.edu. CHICO STATE Livestock Judging Team has success in Denver show COURTESYPHOTO The view from our hotel room, overlooking the Riverwalk in San Antonio, while the flat white building on the le was the convention center where the Cattle Industry Convention was held. Cattle convention in not- so-sizzling San Antonio CHICO California State University, Chico's College of Agriculture will co-host the Western Regional Graz- ing Conference, titled Graz- ing for Change, with the Jefferson Center for Holis- tic Management Feb. 27-28 at the University Farm Pa- vilion. The two-day conference will be followed with an op- tional ranch tour on March 1, a unique opportunity for participants to walk along- side leading holistic man- agement practitioners and rangeland scientists as they apply ecological monitoring tools to assess rangeland conditions. The conference will focus on the use of livestock to improve the water-holding capacity of soil while grow- ing more grass and improv- ing profits. Speakers include world- renowned rangeland ecol- ogist Allan Savory of the Savory Institute, Christine Jones of the Amazing Car- bon Project in Australia and Jason Rowntree, a range- land extension specialist with Michigan State Uni- versity. The conference will also feature a number of expe- rienced farmers and ranch- ers such as Gabe Brown from Bismarck, North Da- kota, and Tony Malmberg of Grasslands LLC. Grazing for Change is an essential event for farmers and ranchers seeking new tools and practices to cope with drought, rising costs of production and pasture availability. Small-scale and urban farmers, consumers, students and anyone work- ing to make sustainable decisions in their lives will benefit. For more information, visit the Grazing for Change website at www.grazingfor- change.com. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE Western region grazing conference set Thankyou! PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. 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