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New President of the NCBA Steve Foglesong's Top Priority- Tell the Story!
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 8:30:13 CST
Steve Foglesong, owner of Black Gold Ranch in Illinois, was officially elected to succeed Gary Voogt as NCBA's new president this past weekend at the NCBA annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Foglesong encouraged NCBA members to join him in leading this great industry, and the association, to an even stronger future, by getting engaged in the issues and telling their story to the public, as well as lawmakers in Washington, DC.
"Our industry has a great story to tell," said Foglesong. "Our numbers may be small, but when each of us engages and makes our voice heard, we are a force to be reckoned with."
We enjoyed sitting down and talking with Foglesong at the Cattle Industry meeting this past week- and the first part of the conversation makes up our midweek Beef Buzz. Foglesong talks about the need to be vocal in telling the beef producer's story to consumers, as he fears if we don't get that done- others will step in and tell their version which is based on their anti animal agriculture agenda.
Foglesong ended the convention with his outlook for 2010. Despite the very-real challenges facing the industry including an over-reaching federal government and increasing attacks by activist groups he said he's optimistic about the year ahead
"We have a nation of bright and professional agriculturalists who are ready to meet demand when it rebounds. And we have a noble profession: feeding people here at home, and around the world. This is a job and a lifestyle to be proud of and fight for so we can turn a strong industry and industry association over to our next generation."
The Beef Buzz is a regular feature heard on radio stations around the state on the Radio Oklahoma Network- but is also a regular audio feature found on this website as well. Click on the listen bar below for today's show- and check out our archives for older Beef Buzz shows covering the gamut of the beef cattle industry today.
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