This week I’m attending the Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Denver, CO. One of my jobs is posting onto the Cattlemen’s Beef Board website called Beef Board Meeting.com. I should have some stories and interviews for you as the week unfolds.

Besides the NCBA and CBB meeting here we’ve also got the National Dairy Council meeting at the same time/place for the first time. The NDC started off with a general meeting this afternoon. Here’s what they’ll be doing with the beef people tomorrow.

A unique highlight of this year’s Summer Conference will take place Tuesday, July 17, when the National Dairy Council and the Beef Checkoff team up for a nutrition symposium. The session will examine the common nutrition environment currently faced by the beef and dairy industries. Topics will include areas that the two industries work on together – the Nutrient Rich Foods Coalition, the importance of high-quality protein in the diet, and putting fatty acids into perspective.

I think this makes a lot of sense. Dairy producers are in the beef business and are paying the Beef Checkoff too.

I’ll be uploading photos from the conference all week to an online photo album so feel free to browse it: 2007 Cattle Industry Summer Conference Photo Album