STATE DIRECTORS:

Chuck Russo

Jeremiah Kesner

Palm Beach County was once covered with large cattle pastures, vegetable farms and orange groves.  Today, it is mostly developed with the exception of the Belle Glade Area. The Farming and Agriculture climate has changed.  Smaller farms are now the norm with most cattlemen owning under fifty head of cattle.

As the farming climate has changed so has the needs of the cattlemen.  Finding pasture land and feed is becoming more difficult. 

Obtaining an agriculture exemption on property used for raising livestock is becoming more difficult.

Above are some of the issues the Palm Beach County Cattlemen's Association is addressing.

What We Do

We are the Palm Beach County Chapter of The Florida Cattlemen's Association.  Representation in Tallahassee is one of our primary interests.

We support the Cattlemen's life style and moniter current issues, watch Environmental Issues, maintain the Green Belt Law,  Private Property Rights Protection, Animal Welfare Laws, Water Rights, Maintain Reasonable Fence Law, International Trade, Interstate Shipping,  Improve Controlled Burning Legislation and limit Taxation on Agriculture Goods and Services.

  
                             Working Cattle

              Sheriff Ric Bradshaw Welcome BBQ

What's New?   

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SOUTH FLORIDA FAIR:

January 13th through January 29th.

 Come see the Florida Cattlemen's Exhibit.  It is an excellent display of Florida's Cattle Industry.

 JUNIOR CATTLEMEN:

Go to the below link and read the article about junior Palm Beach County Cattlemen hard at work. 

http://shar.es/Wl9Gr

    RANCH RODEO and HERITAGE FESTIVAL

 Our Cook Team did a great job.  We were definately the crowd favorite.  Hundreds of visitors tasted great slow cooked beef brisket from Cheney Brothers Inc. and a nice cold beverage to wash it down from Bueford the cow.

 We received many thanks from the Rodeo contestants for the beverage and food supplied by our team.

The Ranch Rodeo was once again a success.

Cheney Brothers Inc. is once again helping sponsor our Cook Off team.

Palm Beach County Cattlemen and Farmers worked together educating the Florida Legislature on Farming and Cattle issues.

 Chuck Russo and Roger Hatton walking the halls of the capital in Tallahassee.

Florida Cattlemen's Exhibit at the Capital.  

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Membership: 

  Our members have been doing a good job recruiting new members.  We have doubled our membership in one year.

 If every new member will recruit one new member we can keep this going. 

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 Jupiter Farms girls enjoying the Okeechobee Rodeo.

           South Florida Fair Exhibit