2021 South Carolina Sale Barn Cattle Receipts

the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) and granted a remand without vacatur, ensuring the rule remains in effect until the Biden Administration finalizes a new rule. NCBA, along with other agricultural groups, are engaged in litigation across the country to defend the NWPR and are pleased with this key legal victory.

“The NWPR is a major improvement to the widely overreaching 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule,” said NCBA Chief Environmental Counsel Scott Yager. “NCBA has long fought to protect private property rights and oppose the unnecessary expansion of federal jurisdiction over isolated and temporary water features. This decision is a victory for America’s cattle producers, ensuring regulatory certainty while the Biden Administration moves through the lengthy rulemaking process. NCBA opposes any federal action that hinders producers’ ability to make investments in their land and care for their cattle. Moving forward, NCBA will continue engaging with the Biden Administration, Congress, and the Courts to protect cattle producers’ property rights.”

Sustainability General Session Added to 2021 Cattle Industry Convention Agenda. Extra Session Adds Even More Education and Value. Cattle producers from across the country will descend upon Nashville, Tenn., on August 10-12, for the 2021 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show. The annual event is well known for its educational content, motivational speakers, and hot topics. New for this year is an additional general session on the final day of the convention entitled “Sustainability: Opportunity or a Bunch of Bull.”

“Our connection and dependence on natural resources is the reason we must lead and tackle sustainability head on,” says National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CEO Colin Woodall. “We added this session specifically to provide information about consumer trends, offer the latest science and to discuss whether sustainability could be the cattle industry’s greatest opportunity.”

Cattlemen and women have been conserving natural resources, contributing to the economy, and engaging with communities for generations, so sustainability is not a new concept. Sponsored by Roto-Mix, LLC, sustainability session speakers will discuss how the cattle industry offers solutions to the climate change conversation.

The session will include presenters Marty Smith, immediate past president of NCBA; Dr. Jason Sawyer, associate professor and research scientist with the King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management; Shawn Darcy, NCBA’s senior director of market research; as well as a panel discussion with retail and foodservice leaders.

Panelists Kristine Young, manager of sustainability at Darden; Kyle Kinnard, vice president and divisional merchandise manager of meat and seafood at Sam’s Club; and David Norton, president of Sysco’s specialty meat business across North America, will discuss current consumer trends related to sustainability and the programs their companies are putting in place to share the sustainability story.

Smith believes the industry is in a position to promote how cattle positively impact the environment, economy, and social fabric in the United States. “In addition to stewarding our natural resources and leading the world on environmentally sustainable beef production, cattlemen and women are also focused on maintaining and building operations that are economically sustainable,” he says.

The additional session not only brings even more educational content to this year’s convention but it also adds value for convention participants who are attending in person or virtually. A virtual ticket option is available for those who can’t attend the 2021 Cattle Industry Convention in person. CattleCon Remix attendees will be able to stream general sessions, various Cattlemen’s College sessions, demonstration arena events, and the NCBA Trade Show, and sessions will be made available on-demand following the event.

NCBA Announces National Anthem Contest Winner. Nebraska Producer Will Perform During Annual Convention. NCBA is pleased to announce that Carrie Behlke is the winner of the 8th Annual National Anthem Contest, sponsored by Norbrook. Behlke will sing the National Anthem at the 2021 Cattle Industry Convention’s Cowboy’s Night at the Opry event on August 12.

Behlke grew up in Ohio, where her family raised Charolais cattle, and she served as an Ohio FFA Officer and was Queen for the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association. After college, she worked for the American Shorthorn Association and later for The Show Circuit magazine. Today, Behlke, her husband, and two daughters split their time between the family ranch in southwest Nebraska, where they raise cattle and corn, and High River, Alberta, where her husband is a feedlot veterinarian. In addition to being a cattlewoman, she is a professional quilter and does freelance graphic design work.

Behlke was raised in a musical family and grew up performing in church. She began studying piano at the age of seven and started playing the guitar and singing in high school. As a college student, her part time job was teaching piano lessons, and she also played the trumpet in a jazz band.

“I’m looking forward to celebrating my Midwest roots and sharing my pride as an American by singing the National Anthem in August,” says Behlke. “My great love is classic country music, so I’m particularly excited to be singing in Nashville at the Opry, which is hallowed ground to me.”

As the winner of the National Anthem Singing Contest, Behlke will receive round trip airfare for two to Nashville, convention registration for two, a hotel room for four nights during the convention, and western wear from Roper and Stetson. Online voting by the public determined the winner.

NCBA Trade Show Spans More Than Seven Acres Inside and Out. It’s Time to Reconnect Through Networking and Education. The NCBA Trade Show during the annual Cattle Industry Convention is an event in itself where attendees can network, learn, shop, dine, and connect with friends, both old and new.

The NCBA Trade Show is a solutions center spanning more than seven acres, including 350 exhibitors that can help producers with animal health products, equipment, irrigation technology, software, trailers, and so much more. This year’s show features even more outdoor space, including exhibitors, displays, and the Chuckwagon Café, where attendees can enjoy lunch each day.

In addition to finding the right product or service to solve any problem, there will be a variety of educational opportunities within the show. Learning Lounge sessions offer valuable educational tips through classroom sessions where busy attendees can

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Darlington 1,090 581 2,432 1,283 866 1,433

Laurens 1,194 1,325 1,964 1,593 1,373 1,892

Orangeburg 830 786 1,123 1,187 959 1,066

Saluda 2,056 1,355 3,094 2,482 2,324 3,099

Williamston 2,812 1,313 2,792 2,255 1,949 1,884