| New Mexico CowBelles....THEN: The first CowBelles meeting was held in Douglas, Arizona on October 17, 1939. At that time membership was limited to rancher's wives or daughters or women who owned their own brand and cattle and was more of a social club than a livestock industry advocate. The first local chapter of New Mexico CowBelles (NMCB) was founded in 1957, when Pat Nowlin, an Arizona CowBelle moved to New Mexico with her family. She was instrumental in getting a group of like-minded women together and served as the New Mexico CowBelles first president. New Mexico CowBelles...NOW: New Mexico CowBelles are women banded together by their common interest in the Beef Industry and related agribusinesses. Many members have a financial interest in the Beef Industry, but membership is open to any woman interested in the welfare of the Beef Industry and willing to promote Beef. New Mexico CowBelles are instrumental in disseminating nutritional information to people of all ages through volunteering at schools, fairs, and events across the state and at regional and national conventions. They are the face of the industry as they man the New Mexico Beef Council booth during the New Mexico State Fair (Expo New Mexico). Realizing that the actions taken in Santa Fe and Washington D.C., dictate the way industry runs, New Mexico CowBelles have a legislative program to inform members on key agribusiness issues so they may share their views with their congressional representatives. The New Mexico CowBelles work closely with the New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, the American National CattleWomen, Inc. (ANCW), and the New Mexico Beef Council. There are now nearly 800 members and 22 Local Chapters operating statewide. Each local member belongs to the state organization, the New Mexico CowBelles, and is encouraged to become a member of American National CattleWomen, Inc., (ANCW). If there is not a local near you, please contact the New Mexico CowBelles' state president. All Local Chapter members and Non-Local members stay informed through semiannual state meetings and District Workshops, the New Mexico CowBelles Wrangler (a quarterly newsletter), the New Mexico Stockman, the official publication of New Mexico Cattle Grower's Assn., and New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. |
New Mexico CowBelles
an American National CattleWomen, Inc.
(ANCW) Affiliate
an American National CattleWomen, Inc.
(ANCW) Affiliate
| Supporting the Beef Industry in New Mexico for over 50 years... |
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