The Blaine County Cattlemen's Association has announced its annual meeting and a special guest speaker.
The event is scheduled for 6 p.m. November 17 at the Foley Building at the Blaine County Fairgrounds.
The menu is a brisket meal, but the speaker will be Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur. Arthur has been to Blaine County before; she attended the kickoff of the western red cedar eradication program at Canton shortly after accepting the job as secretary of agriculture, the first woman to be appointed to the position in Oklahoma.
Secretary Arthur currently serves as the President of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, as well as the President of Food Export-Midwest. She served as the President of the Midwestern Association of State Departments of Agriculture in 2019 and was the 2016 Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Distinguished Service Award Recipient; she remains active in Oklahoma Farm Bureau, Diamond Hats, Oklahoma Beef Council and Oklahoma 4H and FFA programs. Arthur has been selected for multiple honors including Oklahoma Agricultural Leadership Program Class XV, a Journal Record 2011 Achievers Under 40 honoree, a Journal Record Fifty Making a Difference Honoree in 2019 and 2020 and the 2014 Oklahoma Agricultural Woman of the Year.
Door prizes will follow the meal. In order to ensure adequate brisket, please RSVP by November 3 by calling 580-6235195 The Blaine County Extension Service is assisting the Cattlemen by publicizing the event.