NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen is Live from Nashville

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The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is ready to kick off the 2014 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show with a live two-hour broadcast of NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen tonight from Nashville, Tenn. This week’s episode will take an in-depth look inside the Tennessee beef cattle industry as well as many highlights from the record-breaking trade show floor. The show will also feature a look at Music City itself and provide an introduction to the industry issues being discussed at this year’s annual convention.

"We are very excited about our return to Nashville and a week in the great state of Tennessee," said NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen host Kevin Ochsner. "This special edition of the show will give viewers not only a unique view of the beef cattle industry in Tennessee but also a look at some of the fun and excitement we’ll see while we’re in Music City."

The show will also offer viewers an opportunity to join NCBA by calling 1-866-USA-Beef. The program will re-broadcast on FamilyNet Wed., Feb. 5, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. EST and Sat., Feb. 8, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. EST on RFD-TV. In addition, all episodes of NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen are available on the program’s website at www.cattlementocattlemen.org. The program is also on Facebook and can be followed on Twitter.

NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen is an award-winning program providing information on the U.S. beef cattle industry since February 2007. Sponsors of the program include Purina; John Deere; Zoetis; Merck Animal Health; New Holland Agriculture; Merial; Ram Trucks; Dow AgroSciences; Roper Apparel and Footwear; and Stetson Apparel and Boots.

Source: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

 

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