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The Idaho Cattle Association (ICA) is the official voice for all segments of the beef business in Idaho - seedstock breeders, commercial operators and cattle feeders. It is the grassroots policy development organization for Idaho's leading agricultural industry, cattle. Through the ICA, cattlemen and women work to create a positive business environment, while providing consumers with a safe and wholesome product.
This non-profit trade association was officially formed in 1983, through a merger of the Idaho Cattlemen's Association (originally founded in 1915 as the Idaho Cattle & Horse Growers Association) and the Idaho Cattle Feeders Association (founded 1963). In 1998, ICA and the Idaho CattleWomen, Inc. merged. ICA represents the $915 million in direct cash receipts is generated across the state. ICA is composed of nearly 1,500 beef producers as well as businesses that join as allied industry or local associate members.
ICA is one of many state-national partners with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA). Together, ICA and NCBA provide those services that cattle producers and feeders cannot perform as individuals. Our principal services are government affairs, public information, issues management and member education.
ICA and NCBA perform three basic functions:
- Represent the beef cattle industry to the legislative and administrative branches of government;
- Explain beef production, including product safety, use of natural resources, animal care and beef economics to the public and opinion influencers. In addition, interpret economic, social and political developments for the industry;
- Provide economic and other information to members to aid them in their own planning and management.
The ICA office is in Boise. The NCBA headquarters are in Denver with a government affairs office in Washington, D.C. Association programs are carried out by specialists in administration and management, government affairs, ag economics, communications, public relations, cattle production and marketing. The only way from your House to the Statehouse to the White House is through ICA and NCBA.
All ICA and NCBA programs are financed by dues from individual members and allied industry members.
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The mission of the Idaho Cattle Association is to coordinate and advance the economic well being of the Idaho Beef Industry through innovative and effective political, educational, and marketing programs accepted and supported by all industry segments, partners, and coalitions.
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The executive committee includes the president, president-elect, vice president, and past president. The executive committee also includes the chairmen from the Cattlewomen, Cow/calf Producers, Feeder and Purebred Councils. These councils provide representation for each of the distinct industry segments.
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Jennifer Ellis - President
Hometown: Blackfoot
Phone: 208-681-6004
E-mail: okbarranches@hotmail.com
Kent Mann - President-Elect
Hometown: Parma
Phone: 208-722-9039
E-mail: mmfeedlot@frontiernet.net
Carl Ellsworth - Vice President
Hometown: Leadore
Phone: 208-303-7492
E-mail: cells@starband.net
Jeff Faulkner - Past President
Hometown: Gooding
Phone: 208-544-2079
E-mail: jeff@jfaulkner.myrf.net
Deb Lord - CattleWomen Council
Hometown: Boise
Phone: 208-869-7238
E-mail: deblord2@juno.com
Charles Lyons - Cow/Calf Producers Council
Hometown: Mountain Home.
Phone: 208-587-8755
E-mail: crlyons@earthlink.net
Nate Gilliam - Feeder Council
Hometown: Parma
Phone: 208-741-0685
E-mail: nate.gilliam@agribeef.com
Sam Shaw - Purebred Council
Hometown: Caldwell
Phone: 208-453-9790
E-mail: sam@shawcattle.com
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The Board is composed of at least three representatives from each of the
five geographical districts in Idaho. Board members serve three-year terms.
Executive Committee members, along with a cattlewomen representative and an
allied industry representative, also sit on the Board. The ICA Board makes
decisions and implements policy on a state level.
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Josh D. Tewalt - Executive Vice President
Responsibilities Include: Legislative, Media Relations, Priority Issues
E-mail: josh@idahocattle.org
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