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Kentucky Corn Growers Ready To Plant
Adam Andrews, Kentucky Corn Growers Association Director of Programs (right), says they were at the National Farm Machinery Show to talk to members and also to resolve issues with friends throughout the industry. The show provides them a good opportunity to interact with a lot of members. He says the American Ethanol show car opened a lot of eyes about …
I Am Angus Makes Connections
Beginning this week we’ll be posting a regular video from the American Angus Association. This week we’re featuring the following video that is part of a show, I Am Angus. The show will air this coming Monday. Here’s more information on it. Monday evening’s “I Am Angus” episode — titled “Connections” — celebrates the relationship between America’s cattle ranchers and …
Serving Up Kentucky Aquaculture
Some of the best food I ate in Louisville at the National Farm Machinery Show was cooked up in the food booth run by Ruth Ohlendorf. I was a repeat customer starting with catfish one day and rainbow trout on another. Mmm. Mmm. Ruth says they cook around 2,000 pounds of catfish and 1,000 pounds of trout during the show. …
Cheering For American Ethanol At National Farm Machinery Show
It’s time for American Ethanol to take the stage at the Daytona 500 this weekend! It will be NASCAR history as every car will be powered by Sunoco Green E15 – a blend of 15 percent American ethanol. This fuel change, which will become standard for all three NASCAR series this year, represents a shift in professional racing toward a …
New CBB Chairman Tom Jones
The last business conducted during the Board of Directors meeting of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board was the electing of new officers. The nominating committee announced their slate and a vote passed their nominations. New officers include Chairman, Tom Jones, Arkansas (pictured), Vice-Chair, Wesley Grau, New Mexico and Secretary/Treasurer, Weldon Wynn, Arkansas. I joined with Ron Hayes, Radio Oklahoma Network and …
Dan Diershcke Looks Back on Year As Beef Board Chair
The now, just past, Chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board is Dan Dierschke, Texas, pictured being interviewed in the media room at the Cattle Industry Convention. One of the officer duties is to be available to the media during the summer meeting and annual convention. Hopefully, it’s a mostly enjoyable task! I was one of Dan’s interviewers and got him …
Management Report From Beef Board
During the CBB Update Session at the Cattle Industry Convention Tom Ramey, CEO, gave his management report. He started out by saying that as a new year begins with new members coming onto the board, he can’t imagine any that will work any harder than those he’s had the honor to serve this past year. Tom says that some CEO’s …
New Beef Ambassadors
Members of the new team of National Beef Ambassadors showed up at the Cattle Industry Convention. Pictured are (l-r) Kelli Fulkerson, Michigan, Jessica Sweet, California, Kristen Stufft, Pennsylvania and Austin Joyce, Texas. Not with us is Maddy Ruble, South Dakota. I interviewed them all together. I first asked them why they chose to pursue becoming a beef ambassador and you’ll …
First Look At Beef Industry Long-Range Plan
A draft version of the Beef Industry Long-Range Plan 2011-2013 has been presented here at the Cattle Industry Convention. It will be discussed and refined I’m sure. The hope is that it will be adopted in a final version by the end of this meeting so work can get started on the 3 year plan. To get an idea of …