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2010 Young Cattlemen's Conference
June 2-11, 2010
Background
With
the beef industry changing so rapidly, identifying and educating leaders to
help guide and strengthen the industry has never been so important. Because NCBA serves the grassroots trade
association representing theU.S.
beef cattle industry, it is our responsibility to see that leadership
development is successful. That is why
we continue to offer Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC). The YCC tour has proven to be an effective
vehicle in identifying and developing potential leaders. Over 950 cattlemen and women have graduated
from the YCC program since its inception in 1980. Many of these alumni participate in
committees and councils and even more serve on the board of directors. Several presidents and officers of NCBA and
predecessor organizations have also participated in YCC. This program has become and will continue to
be the cornerstone of leadership training efforts within the cattle industry.
The tour will begin in Denver with a comprehensive overview of
the industry. The group will take an in-depth look at many of the issues
affecting our industry and what NCBA is doing to address these issues on behalf
of its members, plus receive a comprehensive view of market information from
Cattle-Fax. The group will then travel to western Kansas to visit various
cattle producing operations in the area. From there, the group will travel to
Sioux City, Nebraska to tour Tyson Fresh Meats, one of the largest beef packing
and processing plants in the world. Tyson will host the group and will be
sharing with them their views of the beef industry from a processor standpoint.
Chicago is the next destination. Here the group will visit the Chicago Board of
Trade and the Bruss Company- a large meat purveyor. The participants will then
travel to the nation’s Capitol. Here they will get a chance to meet with their
respective congressmen and senators. In addition, the group will visit with a number
of regulatory agencies that make decisions affecting agriculture.
Program Details
Application - Mircosoft Word
Application - PDF
For more information, contact Stacy
Fox at (800) 242-7820 ext. 145 or
sfox@texascattleraisers.org
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