EVENT COVERAGE

When National Beef Quality audits from three decades ago began revealing bruised carcasses and primals, butchers and retailers told industry representatives there was a problem – cancer in their beef cattle.

Cattle producers preparing to add more livestock to the cow-calf herd should be willing to include one interested party before heading to the sale.

The 2018 Cattle Raisers Convention wrapped up on March 25 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. Attendees from across the state and country gathered to hear industry experts, engage in educational opportunities, connect with other ranchers and browse an enormous trade exposition featuring the latest and greatest products available to cattle raisers.

By the lack of people in attendance during the “Interactive strategies for engaging with federal agencies” session of NCBA Cattlemen’s College in Phoenix, one could assume many ranchers feel it’s a lot like waiting for rain in a drought – hopeless.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announced the Jim O’Haco Cattle Company of Winslow, Arizona, as the winner of the 2017 Environmental Stewardship Award Program at the 2018 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Phoenix, Arizona.

According to Art Douglas, CattleFax meteorology analyst, La Nina is to blame for drought conditions impacting about two-thirds of the U.S. “But as we move toward the summer, things are going to start easing up,” he told NCBA attendees in Phoenix.