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BeefCast update for December 31, 2010, Agriculture Amid Global Economic Uncertainty

John Blue — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:30:13 +0000

Below are some recent additions to BeefCast to help you manage your operations and understand consumer markets.

Audio: Agriculture Amid Global Economic Uncertainty - Jim Kielkopf, economist for AgriBank, shares how economic uncertainty has impacted producer decisions and what role speculators and hedge fund industry play in agriculture along with the global increase in commodity prices.
Audio: True Cost Of Proposed GIPSA Rules - Dr. Rob Murphy, Sr. Vice President of Informa Economics, shared findings on how GIPSA might look like in the future.
Audio: Protein Markets Perspective From Wall Street - Ms. Farha Aslam, Stephens, Inc., shares how Wall Street views the protein markets and what it means in the greater picture for the industry future.

Agriculture Telling its Story

Good Numbers to Know, They Impact Agriculture - One of the best explanations of the top level financial numbers that summarize world behavior.
Audio: What is Fueling Ethanol? - Matt Hartwig, The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), shares thoughts on legislation supporting the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (aka VEETC) and possible changes in 2011.
Is Media's View of GMOs Fair? - Via Dr. Terry Etherton, PSU Department of Dairy and Animal Science: science in the media can be very hard to explain. In the case of GMOs, some media outlets cater to the confusion and aim to be sensational.
Top Entry Level Ag Jobs? - Getting ready to graduate in an agricultural related field? Iowa State University Agriculture and Life Sciences Careers Services offers actionable survey information on ag jobs, average salaries, and who has been hiring?

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BeefCast update for July 28, 2010, Wet Distillers May Be a Mistake for Heifers

John Blue — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:07:33 +0000

The intro note is short this week: Trent and his wife, Karen, are starting on a new venture with the birth of their son, Silas Arthur. Please feel free to send wishes and notes via Feedback@BeefCast.com.

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Audio: Once heat stress is identified, what do we do? - Dr. Larry Hollis, Kansas State veterinarian, takes us through the action steps that we should take once we have identified heat stress.
Audio: How can you improve your supplement to best meet your cattle's needs? - Dale Blasi, Beef Cattle Specialist at Kansas State University, weighs in on how you can optimize your supplement program for your stockers or cow/calf pairs on Spring and Summer pastures.
Audio: Wet Distillers May Be a Mistake for Heifers - John Jaeger, Kansas State beef cattle scientist, talks about his research into using wet distillers' grain for replacement heifers and finishing cattle.

Agriculture Telling its Story

Has USDA Lost Its Way? - From the Beef Blog, Purdue Phil shares a post made by Gary Truitt of Hoosier Ag Today - "The firing of Shirley Sherrod for allegedly making racist remarks quickly turned into the scandal of the summer in Washington. With the BP oil spill plugged, the media machine was hungry for a new story, and Vilsack gave them what they wanted."
Agriculture Sustainability - What does it mean to be 'sustainable' in agriculture? How do biodiversity and water issues play a part in ag sustainability? This Agchat discussion provides information, resource links, and discussion on agriculture sustainability.
Moving The Farm Bill 2012 Forward - The design and development of the USA Farm Bill 2012 has already started. What is needed to get from here to there? How will the issues of Cap and Trade affect the process? Will agricultural subsidy policy and implementation be changed? This Farm Bill 2012 resource page will keep you updated on developments and conversations.
Looking For A Job In Agriculture? - The outlook for agriculture employment is good. Several resources and tools can assist you in discovering agriculture job and career opportunities.

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BeefCast update for July 13, 2010, What is the outlook for US beef exports in the global marketplace?

John Blue — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:18:52 +0000

This week is our local county fair. It is always a highlight of the year for me personally to see so many young people proudly displaying their months of hard work in an agriculture project. But it is also an excellent opportunity for all of us in agriculture to share our story with the public.

What more could we ask for than for hundreds if not thousands of local consumers actively seeking to learn more about what we do? So regardless of whether you have a young person involved in your local fair, take the time to go anyway just to visit with individuals and families about where their food come from.

BeefCast^® Conversations

Audio: What is the outlook for US beef exports in the global marketplace? - Erin Daley, Economist for the US Meat Export Federation, weighs in on the outlook for US beef exports in the global marketplace.
Audio: What does the Supreme Court decision on Roundup Ready Alfalfa mean? - Roger McEowen, Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation, explains the affects of the recent Supreme Court case on Roundup Ready Alfalfa.
Audio: What the beef industry is up to down under - Kevin Dhuyvetter, Kansas State University Agriculture Economist, highlights his recent trip to Australia. He comments on cattle marketing and animal identification approaches in Australia that could have appeal to the U.S. beef sector.

Agriculture Telling its Story

Is There Anything Pure About Purebred? - from There's a Heifer in Your Tank blog - "You walk up to the McDonalds counter and what do you see? You see ANGUS BURGER in giant letters all over the menu. If you don't know what Angus is, you are probably thinking, 'Angus!That sounds delicious! I'll have seven!' But what is Angus beef? Your Angus burger is just beef from an Angus cow. And what you might ask, is Angus? Just a breed of cattle."
Factors affecting calf value - The BeefBlog shares a post from Drovers - "During the fall of 2008 and spring of 2009, Kansas State University researchers collected market data on 8,200 lots comprised of more than 84,000 feeder cattle marketed through cattle auctions in Dodge City, Kan. and Carthage, Mo. Data recorded for each transaction included lot size, sex, color, breed, condition, fill, muscle, frame size, weight uniformity, freshness, horn presence, time of sale, weight, and price."
Video: Risk Assessment As A Bio-security Improvement Tool - Dr. Derald Holtkamp shares a swine industry perspective on tools to identify and act on animal diseases.

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BeefCast update for June 25, 2010, Once heat stress is identified, what do we do?

John Blue — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:25:26 +0000

As the temperature continues to heat up, it is not only more difficult for you and I to perform but also our cattle. Heat stress is a very serious concern and can rob cattlemen of substantial amounts of revenue. The loses can come in the form of diminished performance in the feedyard or reproductive loses in the pasture. Whichever may affect your cattle most, it is critically important to properly diagnose and treat heat stress in your herd.

Also take some time today to listen to a great presentation by Roger Thurow focused on elevating the importance of agriculture as a solution to world hunger (Part 1 and Part 2).

BeefCast^® Conversations

Audio: How to properly detect heat stress in your herd - Dr. Larry Hollis, Kansas State veterinarian, provides guidance on the steps to properly and accurately diagnose heat stress
Audio: Once heat stress is identified, what do we do? - After identifying and diagnosing heat stress, Dr. Larry Hollis, Kansas State veterinarian, takes us through the action steps to treat and reduce heat stress.
Audio: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty - Roger Thurow, former Wall Street Journal correspondent and co-author of Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty, shares the "complexities of economic dysfunction" in trying to help the countries in Africa feed their people. Part 1 and Part 2.

Agriculture Telling its Story

Audio: The Human Cost of the Animal Rights Movement - Wesley J. Smith, Award winning author and Senior Fellow in Human Rights and Bioethics at the Discovery Institute, states "you are not dealing with people who want to reach accommodation with the animal industries about what is proper animal husbandry‑‑and what are proper welfare practices."
Don’t Treat Breeding Season Like It’s A Professional Sports Season - from the BeefBlog - "If you think about it, there are some basic similarities between a beef operation’s herd sires and a professional athlete. Both the sire and the athlete can be impressive physical specimens."
On The Farm: Chat with John's Custom Meats - Learn more about custom meat processing and the day to day work that goes into providing quality meat to consumers.
Bring Back Home Economics Education - from Dr. Terry Etherton - A great article has just been published in the May 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The article Bring Back Home Economics Education was written by Drs. Alice Lichtenstein and David Ludwig of Tufts University and Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA. The article advocates the need to "bring back" Home Economics education and the role this could play in prevention of adolescent overweight and obesity.

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BeefCast update for June 11, 2010, So You Think You Have A Tough Day?

John Blue — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:04:32 +0000

After a trip to Chicago earlier this week, I am reminded once again how great the distance is between consumers and the farm. While the mileage from downtown Chicago to the nearest farm may not be long, the distance in understanding of consumers and food production is continually growing.

We need to establish education as one of our top priorities and work diligently to close this education gap that exists today. So I challenge each of us to do a little more to help consumers better understand our story of producing their food.

Take a couple of minutes and share with me some of the steps that you have taken to help educate our consumers (feedback). Or just share some of your thoughts on how we, as an agriculture community, can do a better job of educating.

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So You Think You Have A Tough Day?

Captain Scott O'Grady, former US Air Force fighter pilot, shares his story of survival after being shot down by the enemy. Part 1 and Part 2

U.S. Dairy Group Plans Another Herd Buyout

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT), said it will conduct its 10th herd retirement program. "It is our belief that a herd retirement at this time will add to the positive momentum already building and should result in speeding up the milk price recovery already in progress," Jerry Kozak, president of the National Milk Producers Federation, said in a statement.

What Does A Cattle Welfare Scorecard Look Like?

Temple Grandin, world renowned cattle handling expert, offers her thoughts on how to effectively create a cattle welfare scorecard for your operation. Thanks to DairyCast for this post!

Agriculture Telling its Story

What is the Minnesota Soybean Ambassador Program? Emily Zweber (@ezweber), chats with @mnsoyambies of Minnesota Soybean about the Minnesota Soybean Ambassador program.

Latinos... “Low Hanging Fruit” For Animal Rights Activists? From Orlando Gil: When you look at efforts from just about every industry in the United States trying to tap into the emerging Latino market, one has to wonder when Animal Rights Activists will follow suit. What has been done by leading animal rights organizations to reach out to this market?

Farms beset by spies Dr. Ronald Lemenager shares a post by Holly Zachariah from the Columbus Dispatch: "Dave Thorbahn knows his business is a target. Some of his 184 employees already have been offered cash to videotape what goes on inside his barns. Who offered them the money or why, Thorbahn can’t say. It could have been someone looking for trade secrets, but he suspects otherwise. He wonders whether it was someone working for an animal-rights organization that wanted a peek inside Select Sires, a bull-semen facility with 1,791 bulls in 57 barns in Ohio and Pennsylvania."

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Updated presentations from the 2010 Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholder's Summit: Truth, Lies and Videotape: Is Activism Jeopardizing Our Food Security?

Video: Reaching Friends, Family & Urban Consumers Sarah Hubbart, Communications Coordinator, Animal Agriculture Alliance, talks about the impact & value of social networking.

Video: Strategies for Coping with "Animal Law" Claims John Simpson, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

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BeefCast update for May 13, 2010, Facts and Fiction Behind Agriculture's Role in Antimicrobial Resistance

John Blue — Fri, 14 May 2010 06:39:00 +0000

As you probably know the Supreme Court is currently considering the case concerning Roundup Ready Alfalfa. For more insights into the case and potential legal precedent, visit with Roger McEowen, Director of the Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation.

We have been visiting the last few days at the Distillers Grains Technology Council symposium (info being posted next week) and recently at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s Stakeholders Summit (presentations and updates).

Your input helps us stay on top of the concerns of highest importance. Again, thank you for your time and participation! If you have any additional thoughts you would like to share, please feel free to contact us.

BeefCast^® Conversations

How can you improve your supplement to best meet your cattle's needs?

Dale Blasi, Beef Cattle Specialist at Kansas State University, weighs in on how you can optimize your supplement program for your stockers or cow/calf pairs on Spring and Summer pastures.

The Facts and Fiction Behind Agriculture's Role in Antimicrobial Resistance

Dr. Jared Taylor, DVM and assistant professor at Oklahoma State University, provides the facts, myths and follies regarding agriculture's role in antimicrobial resistance, in two parts (part 1 and part 2).

Agriculture Telling its Story

On The Farm: Tennessee Floods and Effects on TN Agriculture Melissa Burniston (@mburniston ) of the Tennessee Farm Bureau shares information about the flood impacts to agriculture in Tennessee.

Farm Bill 2012 Conversations Staring The Farm Bill 2012 is already being developed. What are the impacts and where will the money flow?

Immigration Reform While immigration reform has been something the U.S. Congress has talked about for years, the recent Arizona legislation is forcing actions to occur. What are the effects of immigration reform to agriculture, agribusiness, and consumers? Resources, links, and commentary included.

BeefCast^® Headliners

Dr. Ronald Lemenager, the BeefBlog

UT Southwestern researchers find mechanism that may stop E coli from developing in cattle "Microbiologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center, working with the Department of Agriculture, have identified a potential target in cattle that could be exploited to help prevent outbreaks of food-borne illnesses caused by a nasty strain of Escherichia coli."

BeefCast^® Conference Connection

Don't miss these highly rates presentations from the 2010 Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholder's Summit: Truth, Lies and Videotape: Is Activism Jeopardizing Our Food Security?

Video: Preventing Undercover Employment Operations Houston Johnson, Uniform Patrol and Tactical Team Commander, Harker Heights (TX) Police Department.

Video: Ensuring Healthy Animals and Food Safety – The Need to Preserve Antibiotics Randall Singer, Ph.D, DVM, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, University of Minnesota.

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BeefCast update for April 30, 2010, How bullish will the market be and for how long?

John Blue — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:33:36 +0000

It is good to be in the company of geniuses! According to Chris Hurt, economist at Purdue University, “owning cattle looks like a stroke of genius.” He recently issued his April cattle outlook report with very positive comments focused on the current cattle market trends. After extensive research and analysis Hurt concludes, “it’s great to be able to say, ‘The cattle industry is back.' ”

A quick update on the crop progress here in Indiana: as the sun and warmer temperatures have reappeared so have the planters. At the end of last week prior to the needed rain break corn progress was well over 50%. And it looks like that number will bump even higher this week before a repeat weekend rain.

Your input helps us stay on top of the concerns of highest importance. Again, thank you for your time and participation! If you have any additional thoughts you would like to share, please feel free to contact us.

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How bullish will the market be and for how long?

Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State livestock economist, follows up on the recent Cattle-on-Feed report and weighs in how long we may sustain these market trends.

Update on Traceability.

Richard Breitmeyer, California State Veterinarian, provides an update on traceability, in two parts (part 1 and part 2).

Agriculture Telling its Story

What is Agriculture 2.0?

From CropVillage: Janine Yario, NewSeed Advisors, talks about how media and conferences are bringing together investors and presenting companies to create and develop new ideas around ag sustainability, food production, energy, and agri-tech.

BeefCast^® Headliners

Dr. Ronald Lemenager, the BeefBlog

Video Feature: Video Feature: Baxter Black: A “Cowful” Baxter Black offers a rather detailed definition for what a “cowful” can add up to. From US Farm Report.

BeefCast^® Conference Connection

Fresh presentations from the 2010 NIAA One Health: Implications for Animal Agriculture

Video: Working Together to Battle Tuberculosis in Humans and Cattle Ben Sun, California Department of Public Health.

Video: I've Never Seen a Cow with a Rash! What are Beef Measles? Dr. Jared Taylor, DVM, MPH, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University.

Additional presentations available for the Opening Session, Animal Care, Animal Identification, Emerging Diseases, Cattle, and International Trade.

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BeefCast update for April 2, 2010, What is the outlook for the beef cattle business climate?

John Blue — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 01:25:25 +0000

Recently released and highly anticipated USDA reports illustrated good news for the livestock community, as corn prices continue to trend downward. Hopefully with good weather for the upcoming planting season, feed input prices will remain manageable. I want to broaden our outlook today by taking a look at the beef cattle business climate.

Beginning with Randy Blach, Cattle-Fax CEO, as he provides his viewpoint on the current market trends (Part 1 and Part 2).

Also, let’s spend some time today catching up with Colin Woodall, NCBA Executive Director of Legislative Affairs. Colin brings us up to speed on a variety of issues impacting our industry on capitol hill (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3).

BeefCast^® Conversations

What is the outlook for the beef cattle business climate?

Randy Blach, Cattle-Fax CEO, provides the outlook for the beef cattle business climate as he visited recently with the good folks at TSCRA. Part 1 and Part 2.

Superior Management is More Valuable than Advanced Technology

Dr. Bob Milligan, Dairy Strategies, LLC and Professor Emeritus of Cornell University, shares his experiences with a recent delegation from Nigeria. Their key take-away from visiting leading US cattle herds was that "superior management is more important than superior technology."

The Capitol Hill Update with Colin Woodall

Colin Woodall, National Cattlemen's Beef Association Executive Director of Legislative Affairs, brings us up to speed on all of the cattle producer issues being considered on capitol hill, in three parts: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

Increasing your AI pregnancy rate in cows

FYI, Transcripts are available from the conversations with Dr. Cliff Lamb on Increasing your AI pregnancy rate in cows, Part 1 and Part 2. The audio versions are at Part 1 and Part 2.

Agriculture Telling its Story

Animal Agriculture Alliance's 9th Annual Stakeholder Summit is April 28-29 2010 at the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. The main topic is "Truth, Lies and Videotape: Is Activism Jeopardizing Our Food Security?" This event will feature a keynote by Dr. Elizabeth Parker, Chairman, Animal Agriculture Alliance and Chief Veterinarian, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Topics being covered include: an animal agriculture legislative update, terrorism against the food industry, and proactive animal well-being initiatives. See program for details.

Global Agriculture Agchat discussion looked to understand the global agriculture issues to be addressed so more people can be fed in the future. Of note is the video from the Earth Institute: Global Agriculture Systems and Food and National Security and the FAO ag trade visualization tool.

Raw milk is getting has more public exposure due to recent illnesses in Michigan. At the core of the issue is food safety and consumer choice.

BeefCast^® Headliners

Dr. Ronald Lemenager, the BeefBlog

Video Feature: Purdue Block and Bridle Sponsors 2nd annual "Golden Girls Sale" The Purdue University Block & Bridle Club would like to personally invite you to the second Annual Purdue Beef Unit Showcase & Production Sale! It is with great excitement that the Block & Bridle Club and the Beef Team welcome producers, Alumni and special guests to the Purdue Beef Unit on Saturday, April 17, 2010.

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BeefCast Update for March 4, 2010, Increasing your AI pregnancy rate in cows

John Blue — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:25:16 +0000

In the last update I sent you, I spoke about the resilience of newborn calves to overcome the many obstacles they face. While that is still impressive, undoubtedly as the calving season rolls on I often encounter at least one calf that enters this world either extremely weak or otherwise unable to jump up and grab a hold of the opportunities of life. This year is no different.

So after spending numerous hours convincing a new calf that life is a great option, I am reminded that sometimes life truly is though. But the outcomes are always worth the fight. The fights that we in the beef community face on a daily basis are often many: animal activists agendas, volatile input prices, sluggish demand, etc. Today, I know the fights are worth it.

BeefCast^® Conversations

Former Ag Sec has strong words for Japan in wake of Toyota recalls

Mike Johanns, Former Secretary of Agriculture and current senator from Nebraska, speaks firmly to Japan regarding beef trade barriers during a recent congressional hearing focused on Toyota recalls.

Increasing your AI pregnancy rate in cows

Dr. Cliff Lamb helps build upon the recent conversations focusing on heifer pregnancy rates, by sharing how we can increase our artificial insemination pregnancy rates in our cows. Part 1 and Part 2.

Agriculture Telling its Story

Farmers Answer Consummers' Food Questions Farmers address consumer questions around food quality, organics, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and the use of herbicides/pesticides/fertilizers on crops.

Farming Your Online Community: Social Networks and Beyond Michele Payn-Knoper, Cause Matters Corp., says "If you do not learn how to use social media to tell your story in agriculture, others will, and possibly already are!"

Beef brief: What is on your mind?

Over the last several months BeefCast ran a series of surveys and here are the top issues on your mind: Cost of inputs, Climate change issues / Cap & Trade Legislation, Other environmental regulations. Lower interest: Estate taxes.

BeefCast^® Headliners

Orlando Gil

The 2010 Census – Helping Your Community by Helping Latinos Be Counted Spread the word about the 2010 Census. Tell your Latino employees about their right to privacy and how important their response is. Tell them that it is safe to fill out the form and that it is important to be counted.

Meggie Foster

NAIS is Out, Animal Disease Traceability is in – Translate, Please! It’s no secret that the USDA’s National Animal ID System (NAIS) has encountered its fair share of critisism during its first six years on the drawing board. In fact, following hearing sessions hosted by the USDA last year, industry buffs called the program unworkable and unnecessary. Hence, in its current form, NAIS has been called off and USDA officials have rallied to create a new, more flexible framework for Animal Disease Traceability in the United States.

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BeefCast update for February 18, 2010, Steve Foglesong is Optimistic New President of National Cattlemen's Beef Association

John Blue — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:02:38 +0000

For those of us in the cow-calf segment of the beef industry, this time of year is always exciting. Many of us are in the midst of our Spring calving season.

In spite of the challenges the weather conditions have brought during these early months of the year, it is always amazing to witness the vigor of newborn calves as they plow through a foot of snow. That resilience is certainly something to step back and take notice of. And even mirror in the way that we approach the tasks and hurdles of our daily lives.

BeefCast^® Conversations

NCBA's New Prez is Optimistic

Steve Foglesong is an optimistic new president of National Cattlemen's Beef Association.

Current market trends for boxed beef, fed and feeder cattle

Jim Robb, Director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, paints the picture of the current and future outlook for the feeder cattle, fed cattle and boxed beef markets.

Agriculture Telling its Story With Social Media

Farming Your Online Community: Social Networks and Beyond Michele Payn-Knoper, Cause Matters Corp., says "If you do not learn how to use social media to tell your story in agriculture, others will, and possibly already are!"

Food Consumer Insight Panel #Foodchat brought together four non-agricultural food consumers to share their thoughts on issues and concerns on food and its production. This was an opportunity for those in agriculture to listen.

Farmers and Ranchers Are Using New / Social Media FollowFarmer has a set of curated set of Twitter based agricultural participants. And here are a few beef focused professionals using social media to tell their story.

BeefCast^® Headliners

Dr. Ronald Lemenager, the BeefBlog

What the hell are you feeding us? Stories of this ilk are included in The Beef Blog to inform those in our industry how agriculture is being presented to and perceived by the public.

Meggie Foster

Feeding consumers with what they want to hear With recent national media reports painting grim pictures of the dairy industry and the use of antibiotics in farm animals, it seems the agriculture community has become a serious target in media circles run by the likes of CBS Evening News Correspondent Katie Couric. And whether we like it or not, Couric is a  strong voice in millions of family homes across the United States,  unfortunately she is sure to make an impact on consumers choices.

BeefCast^® Conference Connection

Cattle Industry Annual Convention

What does it take to be the National Stocker of the Year? Leo Hollinger, of Hollinger Cattle Co. and this year's National Stocker of the Year Award Winner, provides his perspective on finding success in the stocker segment.

An Interactive Debate with Industry Leaders The grassroots beef producers from across the country engage in an industry issues debate with various industry leaders about the current state and future of our business. Part 1 and Part 2.

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