I had no idea until last night that you could find a good steak and a lot more for a rustic sit down dinner at the Legendary Buffalo Chip Campground. It’s the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s Surf-N-Turf Steakhouse located in The Historic Barn. There are other choices like lobster, chicken, ribs and huge pork chops. But I’m heading to Denver today …
Animal Nutritional Solutions at Alltech
The 2013 NCBA Trade Show brought industry leaders together to share their latest in agriculture research and technology during the Cattle Industry Convention. Like always, Alltech had a constant crowd gathered to here their newest techniques in agriculture nutrition and technology. I spoke with Jim Bannerman, National Accounts Manager with Alltech, and he shared their focus for 2013. “We always …
One Stop for Event Audio and Photos
2013 has already been a busy year for ZimmComm – the last couple of weeks especially. We already have 12 new photo albums for this year! Because our events may be posted on different websites, and just because of the sheer volume of content we are generating that we want to share, we are working on consolidating event content on …
NCBA’s Work In Washington
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is hard at work advocating for beef producers year-round, but during the Cattle Industry Convention they get to hear with cattlemen and women from across the country. During this year’s event I talked with Colin Woodall, Vice President of Government Affairs for NCBA. To start off our chat I asked him about some of the …
New Holland’s New NCBA Partnership
A lot is new with New Holland and that includes expanded support of the livestock industry as this display shows early in the morning at the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show in Tampa, FL. To get an overview of everything New Holland is doing to support livestock producers I spoke with Abe Hughes, VP, North America. He says …
Sanding Ovations at the NCBA Trade Show
If you attended the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show this year then I know you passed the people playing in the sand a couple dozen times. I couldn’t help but stop and snap a few pictures of the duo hard at work. I even asked if I could interview them and Meredith Corson, with Sanding Ovations, said …
2013 CIC – Education, Engagement & Entertainment
Education, engagement and entertainment were the focus to this year’s Cattle Industry Convention in sunny Tampa, Fl. Cattlemen and women gathered to gain knowledge, network with fellow producers and take in some sights along the way. Forrest Roberts, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, shared with me highlights for members who attended this year’s convention, NCBA’s priorities for 2013 …
New Beef Board Leadership
The 2013 Cattle Industry Convention is coming to a close but we’ll have more stories to share over the next several days. Today was business meeting day for the CBB, Federation and NCBA. The Cattlemen’s Beef Board now has a new Chairman, Weldon Wynn. Here’s now past Chairman, Wesley Grau, passing the gavel to Weldon. Other officers elected were Kim …
Stuart Varney on Stage
During the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention attendees got to hear from Stuart Varney who serves as a business contributor and substitute host for FOX News Channel’s (FNC) “Your World with Neil Cavuto” as well as the host of FOX Business Network’s “Varney & Co.” He was a very entertaining and informative speaker. To get a taste of what you missed …
Rod Smith Honored at Media Reception
Legendary agricultural media icon Rod Smith, Staff Editor, Livestock & Poultry, Feedstuffs, was honored for his years of service to the livestock industry during the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention. Rod is seen here receiving a gift from Kendal Frazier, Senior VP of Planning, Governance and Leadership Development, NCBA, during last evening’s media reception. Rod is retiring on June 30th this …