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Donate a cow?

Soapweed said:
Faster horses said:
Again, how do we decide who is the receipent of what we get donated; money or cattle? That has me more concerned than anything. :???:

Thanks for the interest. Remember, this is a joint effort!!! If you have ideas, or suggestions, just post them here!! The more the better!
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Deciding how to distribute the proceeds is a big concern. Personally, I would rather donate directly to friends who had significant losses, knowing full well where the money would go.
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i share those same thoughts.
 
I think one way we can help is to help combat ignorance and sheer stupidity. This is a FB post I copied and pasted from a rancher. Maybe our numbers of support can help while the logistics of financial and physical help are worked out. Maybe we can focus our efforts on the national media that are not reporting what happened and educate them that what happened was not animal cruelty, it was a freak storm.


"I don't usually sound off on Facebook and try to be professional in all I post. A post made by a certain Crystal Crawford has me seeing red. How dare her post that the deaths of the livestock due to the blizzard was animal cruelty. "If the ranchers can't take care of their animals they shouldn't have any." What a ignorant human being she is!!! She has no clue what the western lifestyle is about and how hard the ranchers work year round to grow and protect their herds. I would like to kick her ... into next week."
 
Frisco said:
I think one way we can help is to help combat ignorance and sheer stupidity. This is a FB post I copied and pasted from a rancher. Maybe our numbers of support can help while the logistics of financial and physical help are worked out. Maybe we can focus our efforts on the national media that are not reporting what happened and educate them that what happened was not animal cruelty, it was a freak storm.


"I don't usually sound off on Facebook and try to be professional in all I post. A post made by a certain Crystal Crawford has me seeing red. How dare her post that the deaths of the livestock due to the blizzard was animal cruelty. "If the ranchers can't take care of their animals they shouldn't have any." What a ignorant human being she is!!! She has no clue what the western lifestyle is about and how hard the ranchers work year round to grow and protect their herds. I would like to kick her ... into next week."
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I really figured this would rear it's ugly head sooner or later. :x
It didn't take long.

You are right, we need to do everything we can to offset these kind of remarks from people who have no idea of what they are talking about.
 
Hi all, by way of one of our fieldmen, I discovered your blog - I'm the publisher of the Tri-State Livestock News, and we also ranch in SE Montana. We would love to support your effort, and will help with marketing it. Don't hesitate to drop a line to me directly to visit. [email protected] (605) 639-0356.

There's an effort organized by a partnership between the SD Cattlemen's, SD Stockgrower's, and SD Sheep Growers:

https://www.giveblackhills.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Organizations.Overview&Organization_ID=27677

Thank you for your amazing support of your neighbors and our industry ... Take care, long live ranchers .... Sabrina "Bree" Poppe
 
I found this information on the NCBA website! for anyone that want to donate. I have been asking people if they have heard about the blizzard the reply is usually yea I heard it was a bad storm (on the weather channel) no one had heard about the devastating losses for ranchers in the path of the storm. We need to be posting on Facebook, tweeting and emailing our local and national news networks. This is a time to be proactive to help our fellow cattlemen.

Donate to South Dakota Rancher's Relief Fund

South Dakota Cattlemen's Association, South Dakota Stockgrowers Association and South Dakota Sheep Growers Association established the South Dakota Rancher Relief Fund Oct. 8, 2013 with the Black Hills Area Community Foundation to provide support and relief assistance to those in the agriculture industry impacted by the blizzard of Oct. 4-7, 2013.

The fund will be administered by the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association, the South Dakota Cattlemen's Association and the South Dakota Sheep Growers Association for the direct benefit of the livestock producers impacted by this devastating blizzard.

To donate to the Rancher Relief Fund visit, www.giveblackhills.org and search "Rancher Relief Fund" or click on this link: https://www.giveblackhills.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Organizations.Overview&Organization_ID=27677. Donors can also mail checks to Black Hills Community Area Foundation/SD Rancher Relief Fund made out to the "Rancher Relief Fund." Address: PO Box 231, Rapid City, 57709.

- See more at: http://www.beefusa.org/newsreleases1.aspx?NewsID=3092#sthash.YYom5tcP.dpuf

Gizmom
 
Having been 'computerless' for about a month, it's no surprise to find that ranchersnet friends have wanted to help.

I think things are well underway with the coalition of groups mentioned, plus the pre-existing financial/emotional help group covering the Black Hills area.

I will say that storm was very unusual, and the factors which made it so devastating were, most hopefully, one of those "once in a lifetime" circumstances.

First, the weather had been un-seasonally warm for quite a while, with it being over 70% several days prior to the rain. It got colder as the rain progressed, with several inches in most areas, before turning to snow. Cattle were drenched with that cold rain before the snow piled up on them. The snow froze onto their faces, so they couldn't see where they were going. They got confused and dis-oriented, too. They stress caused some heart-failure, as well as the hypothermia and other problems.

Personally, our losses were small, as we seemed to be on the eastern edge of it. Many nearby had heavy losses in similar terrain, etc. We also were north and east of the worst snow, as most melted as it fell, here. I think we ended up with over five inches of moisture. But cattle were stressed to varying degrees here, and we have lost an occasional one to illnesses since the storm.

It is hard just to hear of the stories, and so much worse for those experiencing it.

Both families who have spent a lifetime working to be near retirement age, and older, to have your life work lost in a matter of days with nothing you can do, or could have done, to change the outcome; and those young people who have worked hard to get a start on a herd and have it all disappear, are tragedies!

BTW, my understanding is that the committee working at distributing the benefits of the fundraising is at work, may have some distributions already, and are well aware of the difficulties in being charged with such a heavy responsibility. We can all help them by our prayers for their good judgement. Not an easy job, and they can only try their best.

For those who have said such ugly things about the ranchers, they surely must be suffering to have that kind of hate in their hearts. It has probably spurred quite a few donations to counter that kind of meanness!

Fortunately, there is so much more kindness in this life that can nearly wipe out the mean spirited bitterness with our kind thoughts, words, and actions.

mrj
 
I sent a check in lieu of cattle... figures the money not spent on shipping would be better spent on purchasing livestock or other needs
 
It all helps, hoppy, and is much appreciated.

For those that want to see who received some of the cattle, go to the facebook page "Heifers for South Dakota". Videos are posted there of some of the recpients. It's very heartwarming, what has been done for those who experienced losses in the Atlas blizzard. And if you are moved, to do something to help, it's not too late!!
 

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