Nov. 24, '03 Policy-Makers Hit Country in ’Walk-A-Mile in My Boots’ Program

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People who sit at their desks and make decisions that will affect cattlemen are getting a chance to see how their decisions might play out in a new joint program between the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  The program, called “Walk a Mile in My Boots,” is letting people on the land and those behind desks trade places for a few days.  Craig Utter, a beef producer from the Sandhills of Nebraska, was in Washington, D.C. last week to see what’s done there.  He says he found a lot of common ground.       

Cut #1    :20       Outcue: "...a healthy environment."

According to Utter, not everything believed about the other side is true. 

Cut #2    :19       Outcue: "...to change, as well."

When the government comes to his property, Utter has an agenda.

Cut #3    :22       Outcue: "...being good stewards."

There will be more to the visit, of course.

Cut #4    :14       Outcue: "...up-to-date with everything."

Utter doesn’t think this program will end anytime soon.

Cut #5    :10       Outcue: "...just in its infancy."

Utter visited the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with fellow Nebraska cattleman Mike Kelly, who was this year’s winner of the NCBA Environmental Stewardship Award.

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