I attended my first swearing-in ceremony today of the new Beef Board members. Representing the Sec. of Agriculture was Craig Morris, USDA Deputy Administrator of AMS’ Livestock and Seed Program.

Here you can see them taking the oath. I spoke with Craig prior to the swearing in and he says this is one of the highlights of his job. He says that USDA partners with the Board to make sure all the rules of the Act and the Order are followed properly. He sees a strong future for the beef industry.

You can listen to Craig administer the oath here: cic-08-swearing-in.mp3

You can also listen to an interview I did with Craig today as well: cic-08-morris.mp3

I also shot a video clip of the new member introductions and oath taking if you’d like to watch: