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At this week’s convention, the American Farm Bureau adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2025.   “Policy priorities include everything from passing a new farm bill, enacting regulatory reform, and creating new markets for the men and women dedicated to keeping America’s pantries stocked,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall.     Recognizing the challen...

The Canadian Cattle Association hosted the third 2024 meeting with its North American counterparts, including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and CNOG, their Mexican counterparts.  The groups met on the sideline of the Canadian Beef Industry Conference and discussed the challenges and opportunities facing beef producers across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. ...

Registration is now open for CattleCon 2025, which is in San Antonio, TX, February 4-6.  This annual event is where the beef industry meets to conduct business, attend educational sessions, experience engaging speakers, and enjoy family fun. ...

Commodity Classic has set the dates for its 2021 Special Edition, a digital experience, as March 2nd through the 5th. Registration will open Tuesday, January 26th On-Line. The registration fee is waived for the first 5,000 farmers. Those after the first 5,000 will be charged $20 ...

The next Commodity Classic will now be a virtual event. The annual conference and trade show had been scheduled to take place March 4-6, in San Antonio, TX. The change to an alternative digital format became necessary because of restrictions related to COVID-19 ...

The 2020 Commodity Classic set a record for the number of farmers attending the event. The total number of farmers who registered for last month’s event topped out at 4,678, the highest number in the show’s 24-year history. That was 83 more farmers than the previous record of 4,595 set in New Orleans during the 2016 Classic. The 9,350 ...

Congratulations to the Washington state Department of Agriculture’s Technical Services and Education Program.  Last week TSEP earned a national innovation award as “one of the most robust pesticide safety training programs in the nation”.  That award was hande...

The past, present and future, just a few of the topics discussed at the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen Beef Association trade show earlier this month in San Antonio, TX.  At the event, NCBA President Jennifer Houston said markets dominated concerns for cattlemen and women last year.  Bu...

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association recently opened registration and housing for the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show.   NCBA encourages attendees register early, as convenient housing will fill quickly. The event, held in San Antonio, TX, February 5th-7th, 2020, includes annual meetings of NCBA, the Cattlemen's Beef Board, American National CattleWomen, CattleFax and the