I have been active posting interviews with New York Agri-Women and NCBA Young Producer Council members on other blogs over the last few weeks. In case you missed it, please check out my interview with: Cheryl Hellert, a Farm Credit East assistant from Albion, New York; Karen Barie-Keough, Cargill’s Northeast Region Retail Leader from Jamestown, New York; Diane Eggert from …
I am looking forward to attending the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) Summer Conference Denver, Colorado from July 28-30th. In addition to my activities with Young Producers’ Council (“YPC”) I am a voting member on the Agriculture Policy, Property Rights and Environmental Management and the International Markets Committees for the New York Beef Producers Association. If you haven’t registered already you can …
As I said in this blog, I am the Public Relations Chair for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) Young Producers’ Council (“YPC”). Last month we had a conference call with folks interested in being on the committee. I wanted to update those of you who were not able to make the call but are interested in digging in and getting …
I make no secret on this blog my love for the cattle industry and activity with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (“NCBA”) Young Producers’ Council. I will continue to serve as YPC’s Public Relations Chair for 2010. Please let me know if you are interested in joining the Public Relations Team as I would like to have a conference call next …
I can’t believe that I’m not in San Antonio right now! I couldn’t make it for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) Annual Convention and Trade Show this year since I had to be in court yesterday in Brooklyn. I have been keeping up on convention happenings by following tweets from #NCBA10. Yesterday, NCBA’s Young Producers’ Council (“YPC”) relected a fresh slate of …
As I noted in this blog, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association‘s (“NCBA”) Young Producers’ Council (“YPC”) will be helping young cattle producers (ages 18-35) who are seeking internships or permanent jobs by having a resume collection at the 2010 Convention and Trade Show in San Antonio from January 27-30th. It was announced today that YPC will be taking it one step …
I am looking forward to attending the 2010 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) Convention and Trade Show in San Antonio from January 27-30th. NCBA Convention is a great opportunity to learn about advancements in beef research from scientific experts and current trends in agriculture policy that affects the beef industry. The Trade Show, in particular, is special attraction of NCBA’s …
If you’ve been following this blog then you know that I am heavily involved with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association‘s (“NCBA”) Young Producer’s Council (“YPC”), an organization that is only in its first year. I am a voting member for YPC on NCBA’s Resolution’s Committee, YPC’s Public Relations Chair, and Editor of YPC’s blog Cattle Call (if you haven’t checked it …
It’s a beautiful crispy fall Thanksgiving Day here in New York City. This city is always filled with so much hustle and bustle but today this city is peaceful. There are a lot of families walking around here on the Upper East Side. Can’t help but be reminded about what is important in life and what I am thankful for. …
Several agriculture commodity groups, including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”), are joining forces this week in a “food fight” against mainstream media for attacking modern agriculture production. As noted in this blog, I strongly believe that U.S. agriculture should be viewed as part of the food security solution and Americans need to support the people who work hard to …
In yesterday’s blog, Holly Foster answered questions about her involvement with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) Young Producers’ Council (“YPC”). In Part I, she described her involvement on the Property Rights and Environmental Management Committee and her goals for the organization. Here are the rest of her answers to the interview. 1. What are the hot topics in your committee …