Oregon Cattlemen’s Association meeting in Bend
The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association is hosting their Annual Convention and Trade Show at The Riverhouse Hotel in Bend from Thursday to Saturday,
This year’s event kicked off at 9 a.m. on Thursday w ith a Beef Quality Assurance Training & Certification and concludes with a Billy Dean concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday .
The 101 st convention will feature a wide variety of opportunities for producers and the industry to receive information and updates on emerging topics in production, conservation and sustainability practices, regulation challenges, animal nutrition and beef marketing.
Highlights for the convention include:
Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) training and certification directed by Dr. Reinaldo Cooke of Oregon State University.
The OCA Cattlemen’s College, complete with demonstrations of value added meat cutting.
Public Lands Roundtable, with participation by the Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon Department of State Lands, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Natural Resources Conservation Service, land owners and many more!
“Cowboy Christmas ” show open to the public.
Silent auction.
Trade show, live entertainment and dancing.
“The Annual Convention is one of the few times each year that ranchers, supporting businesses and various affiliates have the opportunity to meet with one another for the sole purpose of enhancing the industry for our families, our businesses and for Oregon as a whole,” explains Jerome Rosa, Executive Director for the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association. “It also allows us to recharge and gear up for another fantastic year.”
A full agenda of events and sessions, as well as lodging and registration information, is available via the OCA website at orcattle.com/2014/10/04/909/ . Registration (no meals) will be sold at the door and is also available online or by calling the OCA offices at (503) 361-8941 .
About The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association
The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association works to promote environmentally and socially sound industry practices, improve and strengthen the economics of the industry, and protect industry communities, producers and private property rights. For more information, contact Jerome Rosa, Executive Director, at Jerome.Rosa@orcattle.com . Visit the OCA website at www.orcattle.com .
