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Final news and notes from Denver

The Cattle Industry Convention came to a close on Saturday with a joint meeting of the boards of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Cattlemen’s Beef Board and the annual membership meeting for NCBA. 

Here are some of the actions that took place:

  • Bill Donald of Melville, Montana was elected to succeed Steve Foglesong as president of NCBA.  J.D. Alexander of Pilger, Nebraska was elected as NCBA president-elect and Scott George of Cody, Wyoming the new NCBA vice president.
  • David Dick of Sedalia, Missouri was elected chairman of the Federation of State Beef Councils.  Craig Uden of Cozad, Nebraska is the new federation vice chairman.
  • Tom Jones of Arkansas was elected chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, with Wesley Grau of New Mexico as vice chairman and Weldon Wynn of Arkansas as secretary/treasurer.
  • According to a news release from the Federation of State Beef Councils, the federation adopted a charter that details its financial and decision-making independence from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). The 12-point “Federation Charter of Principles” details independent functions, such as financial practices, while also retaining beneficial business ties (i.e., non-profit tax status) the two entities have shared during their 15-year relationship. A Federation Structure Working Group drafted the charter in response to a resolution passed by Federation directors at the summer 2010 cattle industry conference. 
  • According to a news release from NCBA, members voted to establish policy on immigration reform in order to represent producers living along the border. The resolution calls for full authority for federal agencies as well as state and local authorities to secure the border, including the suspension of all pending legislation and funding for federal-land designations along the border. The resolution states that federally-owned lands along the border with certain designations such as “wilderness areas” provide unfettered access for illegal cross-border activities by restricting the motorized access of federal agents responsible for patrolling the land.

During the Cattlemen’s Beef Board on Thursday, it was announced that the USDA’s Inspector General will conduct an audit of the beef checkoff and USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service.  The audit begins on February 7th.

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