This Month's Topics
As I sat down to write my monthly article, I realized that I would soon be traveling to Washington D.C. to attend a dozen or more meetings with elected officials, agency leads, lobbyists, ranching industry representatives from all across the country, and anyone else who we could convince to stop and talk a while. I made the decision to delay writing my article, so as to be able to share with everyone the vast amount of knowledge I would have gained, and to report on the huge successes the industry had while back in our nation’s capitol. After the fourth day in D.C., I came to the following conclusion…….We are pretty much fighting the same fights, arguing the same arguments, and beating our heads into the same walls we have been for 40 plus years. Now granted, the people we are arguing with have changed, the color of the wall we are using as a head rest has changed, but the issues are in most cases the same.
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I keep being told, “Once summer comes, things will slow down at the office.” This month marks my fifth month working for Nevada Cattlemen’s and we’re still as busy as day 1. Working for the ranching industry, I should have known better. Summer isn’t when the work slows down…. Work is just getting started!
This month brought our Public Lands Council/National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (PLC/NCBA) Annual Legislative Conference in Washington DC. Members of NCA gathered at our nation’s capital to meet with state leadership and federal land management agencies to discuss current issues and bring awareness to concerns of the ranching industry. This Conference serves as an important part of the year for every State’s Cattlemen’s Association and affiliates to meet with state delegations and address the unique issues and circumstances that face the cattle industry around the nation.
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