Nebraska cattleman J.D. Alexander was named 2012 president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) during the organization’s annual meeting in Nashville. Alexander officially took the reins of NCBA from Bill Donald, a rancher from Melville, Mont. The 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show attracted a record 8,216 attendees. The attendance eclipsed the old record [...]
NASHVILLE, TENN. – The Masonic Village Farm, near Elizabethtown, Pa., was recognized as the national winner of the National Cattlemen’s Foundation Environmental Steward Award during the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show in Nashville, Tenn. The Masonic Village, a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community owned and operated by the Grand Lodge of [...]
Estate Tax Could Jeopardize Food Security NASHVILLE, TENN. – “The estate tax kills small business and jeopardizes the future of our family farms and ranches throughout the country,” said Kent Bacus, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) associate director of legislative affairs. “2012 will be the year where permanent relief is within reach.” Bacus addressed attendees of the [...]
There was a packed room for the Live Cattle Marketing Committee meeting during the Cattle Industry Convention. Everyone was there to hear from Bryan Durkin, COO, CME Group, Inc., talk about the MF Global debacle. Durkin said MF Global violated the system and it was a blow to the entire industry. Durkin said the CME [...]
Farm American will continue to bridge the gap between agriculture and consumers in 2012 on NASCAR tracks across the country announcing Friday they would be riding with the No. 78 for the entire race season.The program is a coalition that aims to tell the story of American agriculture. The story is something the industry knows [...]
If you had trouble getting a cell phone connection at around 10:00 a.m. CST today blame it on the Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville, Tn. The CattleFax Update concluded about that time and every cowboy in the room was calling back home with orders to buy or sell depending on their position in the cattle [...]
Five youth from across the United States are excited to be promoting beef as part of the National Beef Ambassador Program. The 2012 team includes: Kim Rounds Grass Valley, Calif.; Rossie Blinson, Buies Creek, N.C.; John Weber, St. Paul, Minn.; Emily Jack, Giddings, Texas; Arika Snyder, Lewistown, Penn. In their short time as ambassadors, the [...]
The Feb. 2 General Session II opened with country music dancers and closed with a pair of political columnists.
President-elect J.D. Alexander spoke during the second General Session at the NCBA Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show Feb. 2. Alexander has a lot of plans for his upcoming term. “I pledge to you my top priority will be as your president is to do all that I can do to build the demand for [...]
What feeders want in the cattle they buy is a question that ranchers are constantly trying to answer. This was the topic of a very well attended session of the Pfizer Cattlemen’s College on the opening day of the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville, Tenn. Tom Brink, Five Rivers Cattle Feeders, said he wants [...]
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