South 40 Committee Created to Empower Young Beefmaster Breeders

SAN ANTONIO – Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) has welcomed a new committee to the organization. The South 40 (S40) committee will focus on empowering future BBU leaders and increasing membership in the Beefmaster breed of cattle.

The S40 committee was formed and designed to increase participation of Beefmaster enthusiasts and BBU members that are over twenty one years of age and south of, or younger than, forty years of age. It is not limited to people under the age of forty and all ages are encouraged to take part in the committee. S40 membership is free to current, financial BBU members and $25.00 for non BBU members.

“We encourage all BBU members and potential Beefmaster breeders to stop by the South 40 tradeshow booth at the 53^rd Annual BBU Convention happening October 31 through November 2 in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards,” said BBU Field Representative Jason Bates.

“Our convention events will be a great opportunity for people interested in the South 40 committee to learn more about getting involved, how to join and as well as attend a committee meeting.”

The goals of the S40 committee are to develop leadership skills and to create fundraising opportunities for BBU programs and encourage cattlemen and women to become more involved in BBU, as well as introduce a youthful voice to BBU and the industry as a whole. This will be accomplished by fostering lasting relationships, sharing ideas and by educating the future leaders of our breed and industry through seminars and field days.

“This new committee has brought a lot of excitement to the Beefmaster breed and we have a great group of committee members that are dedicated to the Beefmaster breed and empowering the young ranchers,” said South 40 committee chairman Trey Scherer of Brenham, Texas.

The committee vice-chairman is Justin Williams of Savannah, Tenn.; the committee secretary is Justin Rhodes of Axtell, Texas and the committee treasurer is Lauren Lyssy of San Antonio, Texas. The committee also consists of four subcommittees including education, communication, fundraising and membership. The S40 committee is a special committee that was approved by the BBU Board of Directors at the July 2013 meeting.

If you are interested in joining the South 40 committee click here for the South 40 membership application and you can also follow the South 40 committee on Facebook.

For more information about Beefmaster Breeders United and its South 40 committee please contact the BBU office at 210-732-3132 or visit www.beefmasters.org. Stay connected to BBU through Facebook, view our videos on YouTube, follow us on Twitter and receive our news updates through joining our mailing list.