- Mark your calendars. The 2008 NCBA Legislative Conference is set for March 31 to April 4, 2008 in Washington, D.C. – Holiday Inn on the Hill. This is your chance to speak with key congressional and agency influencers and make your voices heard! A strong showing in Washington is vital to the beef industry. Questions? Contact the NCBA Convention & Meetings Department at (303) 694-0305 or e-mail meetings@beef.org.
- The Progressive Agriculture Foundation elected 2008 officers and welcomed two new members to the Foundation Board of Directors during its recent annual meeting in Indianapolis. Guiding the Foundation’s efforts to help keep kids safe and healthy on farms, ranches and at home will be president, Robert Marshall, Bunge North America; vice president, Sharry Nielsen, University of Nebraska – Lincoln Extension; and secretary/treasurer, John Hays, Farm Credit System Foundation Inc. They are joined by two new members of the board, Glen Blahey, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives/Manitoba Labour Immigration, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada and Tim Roberts, University of Tennessee Extension agent and Agricenter International educator from Brownsville, Tenn.
- Alltech’s organic selenium, Sel-Plex®, recently received clearance in equine supplements from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This clearance allows horse owners to offer Sel-Plex in a full range of feeding applications, including equine supplements. Sel-Plex is an organic selenium yeast.
