Special Report

Plenty of issues to dissect in Denver

There’s never a shortage of issues to be debated, dissected and deliberated over when cattlemen gather for their summer conference.  Here are some of the topics that will be fodder for discussion at this year’s event.

• The Farm Bill
• Immigration reform and border security
• COOL
• The shrinking cow herd
• Industry profitability
• Government transparency and accountability legislation
• The Renewable Fuels Standard
• Antibiotics
• Beef demand
• EPA
• Estate tax

The Cattle Industry Summer Conference run August 7-10 at the Hyatt Regency and Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver.