The Florida Cattlemen’s Association has welcomed cattlemen and women from across the country this week at the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show with warm sunshine and a great sense of hospitality. Florida is celebrating 500 years of agriculture and beef production has a rich history here in the Sunshine State. The Florida Cattlemen’s Foundation has created a …
Beef Ambassadors At CIC
You would be blind if you missed the National Beef Ambassadors walking around here at the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show here in Tampa. They are always sharply dressed in red and wearing a smile on their faces. These busy young people have been on the road educating consumers about beef and beef production, as well as …
Opening Session Remarks From NCBA President
NCBA President J.D. Alexander took the stage last night during the opening session of the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention and used the Beach Boys concert as an excuse to pull out the floral print. This Nebraskan cattlemen has traveled across the country in the past year and shared how honored he is to have the opportunity to represent cattlemen and …
Cattle Industry Convention Heating Up
Hello from the Cattle Industry Convention in Tampa, FL. Jamie beat me here to cover yesterday’s opening general session. I recovered from jet lag after a quick trip to Las Vegas and back to Florida. I left Cindy and Joanna there to finish our coverage of the National Ethanol Conference and National Biodiesel Conference. It’s a busy week. Jamie and …
NCBA Sustainability Press Conference
During the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention today NCBA held a press conference to announce the preliminary results of the Beef Industry Sustainability Assessment. Dr. Kim Stackhouse, NCBA Director of Sustainability, shared how the beef checkoff-funded assessment is a holistic look at the entire beef value chain. This is the first time any food value chain has ever documented the economic, …
Pre-Conference Tour Highlights at CIC
The opening general session and trade show may not open until later today, but that doesn’t mean cattlemen and women from across the county haven’t already put their ‘Boots on the Bay.’ The 2013 Cattle Industry Pre-Convention Agricultural Tour, sponsored by SFP, took place earlier this week in the sunny state of Florida. Participants on the tour visited the Florida …
CBB – Doing More With Less
In 2011 beef checkoff dollars funded the National Beef Quality Audit and identified that producers needed to do a better job of telling their story. During the recent National Association of Farm Broadcaster’s annual Trade Talk the Cattlemen’s Beef Board shared what programs they are funding to help producers do just that. Chuck talked with Kim Brackett, Secretary/Treasurer for CBB, …
Beef Ambassadors Share Love For Beef @ Global 500
There was no way you could miss the National Beef Ambassadors at Global 500. They were the sharp looking young people in matching bright red shirts. I took the opportunity to talk with them and walked away completely motivated by their enthusiasm for the beef industry. These newly selected ambassadors come from all over the US and spend the year …
Important Cattlemen Issues For 2013
From the farm bill to educating consumers, the beef cattle industry shares many of the same concerns facing agriculture as a whole. I talked with a couple of producer representatives at last week’s National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk about hot topics for cattlemen going into 2013. Don Pemberton, Chairman of the NCBA Policy Division is also a beef …
Ag Group Leaders Trade Talk on Policy
Having the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual meeting start the day after a presidential election gives leaders of agricultural organizations plenty to talk about at Trade Talk. In this edition of the ZimmCast, we hear from farmer leaders, lobbyists and staff members with eight different agricultural and renewable energy organizations commenting on the election, farm bill, fiscal cliff and …