Nearly 700 cattle producers from across the country met recently in Aurora, Colorado, for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting to help shape the future of the beef industry.
Attendees discussed policy priorities, Beef Checkoff programs, research and education initiatives, and regional issues affecting cattle operations.
Topics included the Conservation Reserve Program, Livestock Risk Protection, and a disease spread by the Asian longhorned ticks.
NCBA President Gene Copenhaver says, “This meeting showcases the strength of NCBA’s grassroots policy process.”
He also says state cattlemen’s associations play a key role in developing policy recommendations that reflect the needs of producers.
The NCBA Board approved several policy recommendations that will be sent to members for a mail ballot vote in September.
The organization also announced that CattleCon 2027 will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, February 2 through 4, with business meetings beginning February 1.
