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Industry Issues
Cattle Fax Annual Outlook Seminar
Sponsored by Purina Mills, LLC and Pfizer Animal Health
Thursday, January 29 • 7:30 am - 9:15 am
Ticket Price: $30.00 per person
(No charge for Cattle Fax Members or for Cattlemen’s College registrants)
What a year for the beef business in 2008. The industry witnessed runaway input costs, volatile markets and a slowing economy, but rapidly growing exports and record high fed cattle and beef prices offset some of the impact. What is in store for 2009? Please join us as we discuss many important topics that will shape the market landscape during the balance of this decade such as:
• Factors that will impact supply and demand
• Cattle and beef price outlook
• Ethanol production and grain prices
• Industry contraction and consolidation
• Long-term weather outlook, presented by Dr. Art Douglas
• Global beef market opportunities
• Industry profit outlook
• Issues that will shape the beef industry in the future
You won’t want to miss this session as these and other topics will be discussed. The beef industry is changing at an ever quickening pace. Please join us as we discuss what the future holds.
Opening General Session
Sponsored by Fort Dodge Animal Health
Wednesday, January 28 • 4:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Open to all registered attendees
The Opening General Session officially kicks off the 2009 Cattle Industry Annual Convention. The session will set the tone and direction for the activities and meetings that will occur throughout the week.
Our featured keynote speaker will be John Kasich who served in the Ohio State Senate and then for 18 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he rose to the rank of House Budget Committee chairman. He is currently host of Fox News’s Heartland with John Kasich and is a substitute host for The O’Reilly Factor, the most watched T V program on a cable news network. Kasich will share his insights and analysis of the new administration and congress in Washington, D.C. and the ramifications for cattlemen. John will also discuss American values and our greatest legacy as Americans and impart lessons on how individuals can take part in achieving solutions that will improve their communities.
NCBA will also extend an invitation to the new USDA Secretary of Agriculture to attend and address the audience on the new administration’s agenda for agriculture.
Beef Industry Issues Forums - A Current Look at Issues Impacting the Beef Industry
Sponsored by Elanco Animal Health
Thursday, January 29 • 9:30 am - 11:45 am
Open to all registered attendees
What is an Issues Forum? It’s your opportunity to learn about the most important issues facing the industry from the halls of Congress to your local supermarket. Past forums have focused on such topics as environmental regulations, anti-beef activists and new beef products. The forums will feature interesting and entertaining speakers who are well versed on the issues. The forums are structured to allow plenty of time for questions, answers, discussion and interaction with the speakers.
NCBA Livestock Marketing Council
Thursday, January 29 • 12:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Open to all registered attendees
The mission of the NCBA Livestock Marketing Council is to enhance the opportunity for livestock market operators and order buyers to join and actively participate in the policy process of NCBA while receiving value-added services.
NCBA Leadership Forum
Thursday, January 29 • 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Open to all registered attendees
This is an opportunity for convention attendees to interact with NCBA leadership about issues pertaining to the association. So bring you questions and feel free to share your ideas and state your opinion.
NCBA Federation Division Forum
Thursday, January 29 • 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Open to all registered attendees
The NCBA Federation Division Forum will examine the consumer marketplace and checkoff funded programs that are being implemented to increase beef demand. It will provide NCBA Federation board members and others the opportunity to prepare for the committee and board meetings the following two days of the annual convention.
NCBA Policy Division Forum & Regional Caucus Meetings
Thursday, January 29 • 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Open to all registered attendees
The political environment in Washington, D.C. will change with the election in November that will result in a new administration and congress. The NCBA Policy Division Forum will examine the issues in Washington, D.C. that will impact cattlemen. NCBA Policy Division board members, policy committee members and convention attendees are invited to attend the forum. Here is your chance to meet with other cattlemen from your region of the country to discuss important industry issues for your region and how they may impact your operation.
Beef Producer Huddle: Developing a Winning Game Plan
Sponsored by Bayer Animal Health
Friday, January 30 • 7:30 am - 9:00 am
Open to all registered attendees
Come one, come all! This meeting is for all producers interested in the future of the beef industry. Developing a winning Game Plan for the consumer marketplace and Washington, D.C. is critical for maintaining this industry for generations to come. It will require that we all work together, and this is where it begins. We’ll talk about beef demand – how to measure it and how it relates to our planning processes – and hear the results of our checkoff priorities and policy in Fiscal Year 2008. Let’s get motivated for our committee meetings where we’ll map out our winning strategies for Fiscal Year 2010. All convention attendees should plan to attend this session.
If you have questions, call the NCBA Convention & Meetings Department at (303) 694-0305 from 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday or e-mail us at meetings@beef.org.
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