GENTRY TO ADDRESS STATE YOUNG FARMER-AGRIBUSINESS
CONFERENCE
Teddy
Gentry, bass player for the internationally known musical group
ALABAMA and owner of Bent Tree Farms and Cattle Company near Fort
Payne, Alabama, will address the South Carolina Young Farmer and
Agribusiness Association Conference scheduled at the Westin Resort
Hotel in Hilton Head, January 21-22, 2005, according to John W.
Parris State Director of Public Affairs for the association.
Gentry, owner of one of the premier cattle breeding operations in the South and Southeast, has 1500 brood cows. He keeps only those cattle that are genetically adapted to thrive and finish on grass pastures alone. He specializes in grass fed beef.
Utilizing cattle that are fed only grass and hay, his beef is never implanted with growth stimulants or fed antibiotics. Known by the trade name Burt’s Beef , these quality products are recognized for tenderness and taste. His “total grass fed beef” contains about the same fat content as skinless chicken breast.
Gentry will speak on his exciting approach to producing and marketing beef and the potential for revolutionizing America’s cattle industry.
Visit www.benttreefarms.com for more details on his successful beef production and marketing business.
For information on conference pre-registration and hotel reservations visit www.scaged.org or contact Billy Keels, State Director of Agricultural Education and advisor to the organization, at wkeels@clemson.edu or 803-788-5700, extension 31.
Anderson County farmer John F. McGee is President of the Association. Other officers are: Ricky McDaniel, President-elect, Sumter; Joey Link, Vice President, Pendleton; Zach Bush, Vice President, Johnston; Roger Smith, Vice President, Pageland; Henry Herndon, Vice President, Bamberg; Edsel Williams, Treasurer, Britton’s Neck; and Les Galloway, Past President, Darlington
