Overheard at NCBA 2019

Missing NCBA’s Cattle Industry Convention this year? Here’s the buzz from attendees and speakers.

As cattlemen descended upon a chiller-than-normal New Orleans, we put our ears to the ground to bring you the word on the street from #CattleCon19.

 

 


Additional Coverage From the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Tradeshow:

Is The Cattle Herd Growing? Producers Give Their Take

Get the Facts and Projections on 2019 from CattleFax

Happening Now: Cattle Industry & NCBA Trade Show Underway

Education A Top Priority During 2019 Cattlemen’s College

NCBA: Markets Expected to Remain Strong; Leverage Shift on the Horizon

 

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