Cattlemen Conduct Business in Florida
Annual cattlemen’s convention offers venue for discussing the issues of the day.
Nearly 6,500 cattlemen and industry affiliates gathered in Tampa, Fla., in early February for the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show. The convention features the annual business meetings of five industry organizations, including NCBA, the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board (CBB), the American National CattleWomen Inc., CattleFax and the National Cattlemen’s Foundation (NCF).
While the official meeting was Feb. 6-9, activities began early with a preconvention tour featuring Florida agriculture, the ANCW breakout sessions and the kickoff of the Cattlemen’s College®. It’s a full week of educational venues, policy development, youth competition and issues awareness.
Our Angus Journal team members, along with staff from the American Angus Association and Certified Angus Beef LLC, were on site to provide comprehensive coverage of the event, which we are posting to our event coverage site, www.4cattlemen.com. As many of the topics fall right in line with the information we present to you in each edition of the EXTRA, we are devoting this February edition to bringing you the highlights. On this front page, as well as on the Management, Health & Nutrition, and Marketing pages, you’ll find links to articles by our staff and the entities involved. More articles will be added to www.4cattlemen.com in the coming week, so visit the site newsroom for additions.
- NCBA, CBB Leadership Welcome Cattlemen, General Session I, summary by Troy Smith, Feb. 6, 2013
- Futurist Lowell Catlett Says, 'Get Ready; It'll Blow Your Doors Off," Cattlemen's College, summary by Kindra Gordon, Feb. 6, 2013
- Plain Talk on the Economy, General Session II, summary by Troy Smith, Feb. 7, 2013
- Make a Difference, General Session I keynote address by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, summary by Kindra Gordon, Feb. 6, 2013
- La Niña Transition Maintains Drought, CattleFax Annual Outlook Seminar, summary by Kasey Miller, Feb. 8, 2013
- Feedgrain Outlook, CattleFax Annual Outlook Seminar, summary by Kasey Miller, Feb. 8, 2013
- NCBA Cattlemen's College® Celebrates 20th Year Anniversary at Cattle Industry Convention, NCBA release, Feb. 6, 2013
- Beef Board Elects Leadership, CBB meeting, CBB news release, Feb. 9, 2013
- Industry Bestows Best of Beef Awards, Best of Beef Awards Breakfast, summary by Kindra Gordon, Feb. 8, 2013
- Producer Support of the Checkoff Remains High, CBB news release, Feb. 7, 2013
- Beef Sustainability Assessment Documents Industry Progress, CBB news release, Feb. 6, 2013
- Cattle Industry Preconvention Tour Highlights Florida Agriculture, NCBA news release, Feb. 6, 2013
- ANCW Youth Development, ANCW committee breakouts, summary by Kasey Miller, Feb. 5, 2013
- National Beef Ambassador Program, ANCW committee breakouts, summary by Kasey Miller, Feb. 5, 2013
- Susie Magnuson Honored as Outstanding CattleWoman of the Year, ANCW news release, Feb. 8, 2013
- ANCW President is Second-generation CattleWoman Leader, ANCW news release, Feb. 8, 2013
Kurt Kangas
Association Perspective
Be an advocate for the industry.
Recently, a friend was featured in a non-ranch-oriented Southwest magazine. Initially, he was reluctant to do the article. Revealing how his ranch operates and what it’s like to live on the ranch didn’t seem like a good idea to him.
Today, with the rural-urban divide growing ever larger, there is a real disconnect between what consumers are eating and where that food is produced. As ranchers, we need to do as much as possible to get the true story of ranching out there for the urban public to hear. When I visit with people from urban areas, most are fascinated by what ranchers do for a living and have lots of questions about the industry. Most are appreciative and often say, “I never knew that.” Read more.
What’s Inside …
In this February edition of the Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA, you'll find valuable articles devoted to the management, marketing, and health and nutrition of your beef enterprise. Select from the tabs at the top of the page to access this month's entire offering by category. A few select features include:
- Management highlights from the convention
- Explaining the steer-heifer price spread
- Health & nutrition highlights from the convention
- Make plans for no rain this spring
- Marketing highlights from the convention
- In the Cattle Markets
News Briefs …
The American Angus Association and its subsidiaries generate a wealth of information to keep members and affiliates informed of what's happening within the industry as well as with the programs and services they offer. Click here for easy access to the newsrooms of the American Angus Association and Certified Angus Beef LLC and the Angus e-List archive recently made available in the API Virtual Library.
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