Fifth Generation from Belgrade Rancher Selected as 2015 Montana Beef Ambassador

Montana Beef AmbassadorMontana CattleWomen are proud to announce that Krista L Callantine of Belgrade, Montana has been chosen as our 2015 Montana Beef Ambassador. The state competition was held on March 25 at the Billings Holiday Inn in conjunction with the State FFA convention. Judges were Wanda Pinnow – event coordinator, Sarah Roen Swenson, Suze Bohleen, Lynda Grande Myers, Lorrie Vennes and National FFA President Andy Paul.

The contestants were questioned on topics including animal welfare, beef nutrition and the proposed dietary guidelines. Participants also participated in a mock consumer response session with judges portraying a concerned health conscious mother, a vegan and Lisa Murray as a nutritionist.

Krista is the fifth generation on her family ranch, Timber Line Angus, a registered and commercial cow-calf operation nestled in the foothills of the Bridger Mountains near Flathead Pass. She attends Belgrade High School and has been involved in FFA for 3 years, as an officer for two years, and currently serving as Parliamentarian.

Last year Krista was honored for helping to organize a fundraiser for the Gallatin Valley Food Bank. Wheelbarrows were purchased and then decorated by local artists, and used to collect food items. After the food was collected and donated the “mealbarrows” were auctioned off with the total donation coming to $25,000.

For the last 10 years, Krista has been in 4-H, showing beef cattle and pigs. She has a small herd of her own, breeding both registered Angus and a few Speckle Park calves, which she first discovered at Agribition and liked for their carcass characteristics.

She has served as a Montana Angus Princess and represented Montana as our Angus Queen at state and national shows including the Junior Nationals in Harrisburg, PA. This year Krista will be showing four steers and two heifers throughout the summer and fall across the state where she will also be representing us as our Ambassador and promoting beef.

Krista has also participated in soccer, dance, singing and cheerleading and holds down a job as a “canine stride specialist” at a local kennel in her spare time.

She will be competing in the National Beef Ambassador contest in Denver the end of September. Please congratulate Krista when you see her in her travels this summer and help us to encourage and advise her on her quest to become a great representative for our beef livelihood and lifestyle. Learn more about the Beef Ambassador programs at NationalBeefAmbassador.org.

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Montana Stockgrowers Association

The Montana Stockgrowers Association, a non-profit membership organization, has worked on behalf of Montana’s cattle ranching families since 1884. Our mission is to protect and enhance Montana ranch families’ ability to grow and deliver safe, healthy, environmentally wholesome beef to the world.

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