Special Report

Cattle industry turmoil still evident in Denver

Despite several calls for unity at the Cattle Industry Convention in Denver, there is still quite a bit of turmoil in the industry.  Bob Drake of Davis, Oklahoma brings an interesting perspective to the story.  Drake served as president of the old National Cattlemen’s Association in the mid-90’s—and he has been a member of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) for 12 years.  In Drake’s opinion, the big issue is that the larger cattle producing states of Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and South Dakota—the ones that pay the most money into the beef checkoff—have  “little or no representation” in CBB leadership positions.  In fact, Drake led a charge at this year’s meeting to nominate an alternative slate of officers to lead the CBB.  Drake agrees it’s time to start healing wounds in the industry.  If that doesn’t happen, he fears the beef checkoff could go away altogether. 

AUDIO: Bob Drake (14:30 MP3)

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