Following R-CALF USA’s twenty third Annual Conference “Code of the West,” R-CALF USA introduced all conference speaker displays are actually out there on the R-CALF USA YouTube channel.
The “Code of the West” conference was hosted in Deadwood, South Dakota, Aug. 18-19, 2022. A minimum of 25 states have been represented with about 400 friends in attendance and a number of other thousand further friends seen the conference on-line.
“Our 2022 conference was an enormous success, and it was an honor to host such a robust and dynamic group of audio system. They actually fired up our attendees and gave them the instruments they wanted to proceed combating for the U.S. cattle business,” mentioned R-CALF USA Advertising and marketing Director Jaiden Moreland.
Based on Moreland, all displays can be found on the R-CALF USA YouTube channel.
Thursday, Aug. 18 kicked off with the “Liberty Prayer Breakfast” by former R-CALF USA President and Animal Well being Chair Dr. Max Thornsberry, DVM. Tracy Hunt, Wyoming rancher, legal professional and International Roundtable for Sustainable Beef professional, adopted with “International Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Places Freedom within the Crosshairs: When Companies, Authorities and Worse All Be part of Forces To Destroy Your Method of Life.”
“The Authorized and Constitutional Challenges That We Face; How To Battle Again” was offered by Harriet Hageman, water, pure assets and constitutional legal professional. U.S. Division of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Company Administrator Zach Ducheneaux offered “FSA Applications Replace: Efforts To Assist Livestock Sector.”
“The Checkoff in Court docket” was offered by David Muraskin, Litigation Director of the Public Justice Meals Mission. Muraskin gave an replace on R-CALF USA’s present litigations in opposition to the meat checkoff. “Free Commerce Has Failed America’s Ranchers” was offered by R-CALF USA CEO Invoice Bullard, discussing how present commerce insurance policies have an effect on American ranchers and the modifications wanted.
“What They Covet” was offered by Colorado property rights advocate Norman Kincaide, PhD. USDA Senior Advisor for Honest and Aggressive Markets Andy Inexperienced offered “In direction of Honest and Aggressive Agricultural Markets: An Replace on USDA’s Efforts” to conclude Thursday’s occasions.
Friday, Aug. 19 started with “Purchaser Energy within the Beef Packing Trade” offered by Nathan Miller, Georgetown College economist and professor. Miller offered attendees and viewers along with his financial evaluation of the U.S. cattle market. “The Intersection of Animal Well being and Political Pressures” was offered by Dr. Lora Bledsoe, Colorado rancher, veterinarian, and proprietor Bledsoe Cellular Vet. Bledsoe educated the group on animal well being threats together with foot-and-mouth illness.
“The Previous Free Commerce Agenda Is Useless: How To Form a Professional-America Commerce/Manufacturing Technique” was offered by Michael Stumo, CEO of the Coalition for a Affluent America. “USA Beef to Faculties” was offered by Ken Charfauros, proprietor of Wall Meat Processing, and the “Cattle Trade Perception Panel” featured the R-CALF USA Board of Administrators, moderated by former R-CALF USA President Gerald Schreiber.
Legal professional Patrick McGahan, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Legislation LLP, offered “Antitrust Litigation: An Replace.” McGahan gave an replace on R-CALF USA’s historic class-action antitrust lawsuit in opposition to the “Large 4” meatpackers. R-CALF USA CEO Invoice Bullard addressed attendees with the 2022 “CEO Report.” The keynote deal with “Company Energy and Our Future as Farmers, Eaters and Residents” was offered by Mary Hendrickson, PhD, Affiliate Professor, College of Missouri, to convey the conference to a detailed.
Attendees have been additionally offered with committee experiences from the next committee chairs: Kenny Fox, Animal ID; Vaughn Meyer, Checkoff ; Invoice Kluck, Sheep; Shad Sullivan, Area V Director, Property Rights; and Mike Schultz, Nation of Origin Labeling; Eric Nelson, Vice President and Area VII Director, Advertising and marketing. Nelson additionally offered an affiliate community replace alongside his advertising and marketing committee report.
Moreland mentioned R-CALF USA offered quite a few awards to people who excelled of their efforts to enhance the cattle business. Three Legacy Awards have been offered in reminiscence of: Skip Waters, H. Jay Platt and Stephen Moreland. The Legacy Enterprise Award was offered to Sioux Metal Firm and the Ranchers’ Broadcaster Award was offered to Lorrie Boyer, KSIR and Your Ag Community.
Different award recipients included: Valentine Livestock Public sale, Sale Barn of the 12 months Award; Margaret Byfield, American Stewards of Liberty, Oak Legacy (Personal Property) Award; Fort Pierre Livestock Public sale, Prime Membership Recruiter Award; Kerry Dockter, Prime Hand Award; Rick Chambers, Trip for the Model Award; Curt Werner, Outrider Award; Brett Kenzy, Sentinel Award; and Willie Cowan, the Johnny Smith Legacy Award.
Moreland mentioned R-CALF USA awarded the Kimmi Lewis Conference Scholarship Award to Kenny Bob Tapp and acknowledged outgoing administrators Frank Endres, Area XI Director, and George Chambers, Area IX Director.
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