The Convention Must Go On

Snow, ice and cold across much of the country are making it difficult or impossible for a lot of folks to reach the 2011 Cattle Industry Convention this week in Denver, where the high temperature has remained below zero today. Some people flew in early — yesterday and today – to get in front of the storms in the Midwest and East, but others have faced one canceled flight after another, to no avail.

But the convention must go on. And so it does. A few meetings have gotten under way today, including a meeting of state beef council execs with the Cattlemen’s Beef Board’s collections compliance staff to discuss checkoff collections issues across the country. Another meeting going on this afternoon is of the members of the Beef Industry Long Range Planning Task Force, which will be presenting a proposed three-year plan to the industry later this week.

Stay tuned for more coverage as the week goes on. Right now, our official convention bloggers, Chuck and Cindy Zimmerman, are stuck in bad weather in Missouri and haven’t been able to make it out to Denver. They’re giving it another try tomorrow, so we’ll see what happens. In the meantime, stay warm and safe and we’ll do the best we can to keep you updated!