Special Report

NCBA CEO delivers emotional speech

Addressing the forum of the Federation of State Beef Councils on Friday, the CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Forrest Roberts, talked about the current acrimony in the cattle industry and urged attendees to pull together.  He also assured the cattlemen that all concerns arising from the compliance review of NCBA’s checkoff spending will be addressed and, if necessary, corrected.  As he finished, Roberts received a standing ovation from those assembled.

AUDIO: Forrest Roberts speech (10 min MP3)