As the action starts to heat up here at the Cattle Industry Convention the media is rolling in. It was a little lonely here in the media room yesterday but a lot of reporters have arrived and some of them are even working!
Interview – Cattlemen’s College Organizer
One of the main organizers of the Cattlemen’s College here at the Cattle Industry Convention is Tom Woodward, a cattleman from Texas. I interviewed Tom during a break in the session today. He talks about why they chose this venue this year and the importance of the program which is focusing on the low stress handling of cattle.
Video of Stock Dogs In Action
Today at the Cattle Industry Convention it was time for the Cattlemen’s College. This year it was held (still going on actually) at the National Western Events Center. They decided to have some live demonstrations about cattle handling. I watched the “Use of Stock Doges in a Low-Stress Manner” session. These are some well trained dogs.
Podcasting 7 Deadly Sins
Let’s take a break for a moment from the Cattle Industry Convention and talk about podcasting. Since I know many of our readers are considering this great new way to communicate there are certainly some considerations. A nice little list of “The 7 Deadly Sins of Commercial Podcasting” can be found on Media Savvy 2.0. They’re really focusing on people who want to commercialize their podcast efforts but I think that a lot of what they say applies to any company that is considering it. They refer to podcasting as “nanocasting.” Here’s just one of the list:
Why Blog The Cattle Industry Convention
Cattlemen’s Beef Board CEO, Monte Reese talks about why they decided to blog the convention in an interview I conducted with him this afternoon. He starts out providing an overview of the convention as it relates to the Beef Checkoff.
Learn About The Issues
I interviewed Jay Truitt, NCBA Vice President of Government Affiars, (pictured on left) about the issues affecting cattlemen.
National Beef Ambassador Team Onsite
As I was wandering around I ran into the National Beef Ambassador Team.
Early Committee Meeting
Although it is early in the week, there are meetings already in progress for the early birds. This is the NCBA Allied Industry Council and New Product Council getting together to hear the latest.
Getting Registered At The CIC
Registration is light this afternoon as cattle producers begin showing up and checking in.
We’re Bearly Started At The CIC
The Denver Convention Center is the where all the activity will take place this week for the Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show.