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SUMMARY:2026 Steak & Eggs Breakfast + Lobby Day
DESCRIPTION:The California Cattlemen’s Association and California Cattlemen’s Foundation invite CCA members to the Steak and Eggs Breakfast + Lobby Day on March 11th. Breakfast starts at 8am! Check-in opens at 7:30am. \nWhat to expect:\nThis breakfast is typically attended by dozens of elected officials\, numerous legislative staff\, and many CCA members\, and serves as an important platform to discuss issues important to California ranchers. Over breakfast\, enjoy sharing about your ranch while meeting representatives from regulatory and legislative offices in Sacramento. \nFollowing the breakfast\, you will head across the street to the state Capitol to continue conversations about ranching in California. CCA will arrange private meetings with your legislative representative to enable you to voice your concerns directly to the member or one of their representatives. Your participation is critically important\, as this forum provides a priceless opportunity to share your opinions and concerns about the current and future state of ranching in California.\n\nHow to attend:\nThe deadline to RSVP has passed. Please check back early next year and consider joining us for the 2027 event!\n\nThere is no cost to attend but RSVPS are required. RSVPs by March 5th to CCA’s Membership and Events Coordinator Gracie LeCheminant or CCA the office at (916) 444-0845.
URL:https://calcattlemen.org/event/2026-steak-eggs-breakfast-lobby-day/
LOCATION:Sutter Club\, 1220 9th St.\, Sacramento\, 95814\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Feeder Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This year’s meeting is May 20-21 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront. Registration and our room block is now open! \n \nAs of 3/26 we are experiencing technical difficulties with online registrations. If you would like to register before it is fixed\, please call the office. Thank you for understanding. \n×\nREGISTRATION\nOnline registration is now OPEN. Early bird registration closed on 3/9. Prices increased on 3/10. \nREGISTRATION PACKAGES \nFeeder Council Producer Member\nIncludes access to all meetings\, breakfast and lunch on Thursday and one ticket to Wednesday evening’s Padres game\, and Thursday night’s reception event at Puesto.\nRegistration price: $350 \nIndustry Partner\nIncludes access to all meetings\, breakfast and lunch on Thursday and one ticket to Wednesday evening’s Padres game\, and Thursday night’s reception event at Puesto.\nRegistration price: $450 \nAdditional Welcome Party Tickets\nLimited availability. While tickets last.\nRegistration price: $150 \nNo refunds for registration will be available after 3/25. \nAs of 3/26 we are experiencing technical difficulties with online registrations. If you would like to register before it is fixed\, please call the office at (916) 444-0845. Thank you for understanding. \nACCOMMODATIONS\nMake your reservations now at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront by using the link below or by calling 1-800-Hiltons (1-800-445-8667) and mentioning the group code CCAF. The final day to book in the block is 4/28/26. \nBOOK YOUR ROOM\nSCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS\n \n \n \nFEATURED SPEAKERS \n\n\nDr. Steve Lerner\, Sr. Scientific and Business Advisor\, Novonesis\nDr. Steve Lerner\, Sr. Scientific and Business Advisor\, Novonesis\nPRESENTATION TITLE: Efficiency Matters: Ingredient Innovations to Reduce Production Footprint\n \nDr. Steve Lerner is the Senior Scientific and Business Advisor for the Animal BioSolutions division of Novonesis. In this role\, Steve is responsible for mentoring less experienced technical services\, marketing\, and sales professionals in a joint effort to bring more sales\, profit\, and other significant results\, like engagement and retention\, to the company.   \n Steve has a Ph.D. in Reproductive Physiology from West Virginia University and a post-doctoral Fellowship in Molecular Genetics from the University of Southern California. He holds an M.S. in Biology/Embryology from West Virginia University and a B.S. in Zoology from University of Maryland. Prior to joining Chr. Hansen\, Steve worked at Nutrition Physiology Company as Vice President of Product Development and Commercialization.   \nDr. Dale Woerner\, Cargill Endowed Professor of Sustainable Meat Science\, Department of Animal and Food Sciences\, Texas Tech University\nELANCO TITLE SPEAKER: Dr. Dale Woerner\, Cargill Endowed Professor of Sustainable Meat Science\, Department of Animal and Food Sciences\, Texas Tech University\n\nPRESENTATION TITLE: Key Challenges in Beef x Dairy: Liver Abscesses and Red Meat Yield \nDr. Dale R. Woerner is the Cargill Endowed Professor of Sustainable Meat Science in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences at Texas Tech University. He earned both his B.S. (2003) and M.S. (2005) degrees in Animal Science from Texas Tech University\, followed by a Ph.D. in Animal Science with a focus on Meat Science from Colorado State University in 2009. Dr. Woerner served as a faculty member at Colorado State University for nine years before joining the faculty at Texas Tech University in 2018. Over his career\, he has secured more than $15 million in industry-funded research and has published over 300 scholarly works\, including peer-reviewed manuscripts and technical reports in the field of meat science. \nBradley J Johnson\, Ph.D.\, Professor\, Gordon W. Davis Regent’s Chair in Meat Science and Muscle Biology\, Department of Animal and Food Sciences\, Texas Tech University\nBradley J Johnson\, Ph.D.\, Professor\, Gordon W. Davis Regent’s Chair in Meat Science and Muscle Biology\, Department of Animal and Food Sciences\, Texas Tech University\nPRESENTATION TITLE: Feedlot Nutrition and Management Programs for Heavier Carcass Weights and Improved Beef Quality \nBradley J. Johnson is currently the Gordon W. Davis Regent’s Chair in Meat Science and Muscle Biology and a Professor in the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources’ Department of Animal and Food Sciences at Texas Tech University. Johnson has been in this position since June 1\, 2008. Johnson\, a native of Milbank\, SD\, earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science from South Dakota State University. His master’s degree in animal science and Ph.D. in animal science is from the University of Minnesota.  Our laboratory focuses on research that increases our understanding of factors regulating growth and development of skeletal muscle in meat animals such as beef cattle.  Our group has used exogenous growth promotants like steroidal implants\, beta adrenergic agonists\, and ionophores as models to study the mechanism of postnatal muscle growth in meat animals. We have been using the beef on dairy model to study some of these differences in growth response to implants.  In addition\, our lab group evaluates natural compounds as potential alternatives to exogenous growth promotants.  Separately\, the research team is involved in developing novel means to enhance marbling in beef.  This research focuses on novel receptors present on intramuscular adipocytes that appear to have positive effects on lipid accumulation. \nEthan Lane\, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs\, NCBA\nEthan Lane\, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs\, NCBA\nPRESENTATION TITLE: The Only Constant is Change- Cattle Politics in Today’s Washington \nEthan Lane is the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Ethan is a 5th generation Arizonan with more than 20 years of experience in natural resources\, land use issues\, and advocacy on behalf of the cattle industry. \nPrior to his role as the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs\, Ethan was the Executive Director for the Public Lands Council and Senior Executive Director of the NCBA Federal Lands portfolio. Before joining PLC and NCBA\, Ethan operated a consulting firm where he worked on multiple high profile political campaigns and advised a variety of private companies and industries on regulatory and legislative issues impacting their businesses. Prior to moving to Washington\, Ethan spent ten years helping to grow and manage a large real estate and ranch portfolio Arizona. His diverse background gives him a unique perspective on the challenges producers face on a daily basis. \nOverland Stock Yards\nOverland Stock Yards\nPRESENTATION TITLE: West Coast Feeder Cattle Supply Update  \nSpeaker to be announced. \nHolden Ramey\, Analyst\, CattleFax\nHolden Ramey\, Analyst\, CattleFax\nPRESENTATION TITLE: Market Update & Outlook \nHolden Ramey is from Northeast Colorado where he grew up on his family’s farming and ranching operation. Holden remains active in the family operation running both commercial and registered cattle. Holden attended Northeastern Junior College where he competed on the livestock judging team and received associate’s degrees in animal science and agricultural business. Holden continued on to Colorado State University. While at Colorado State\, Holden was a member of the livestock judging team. Holden received bachelor’s degrees in animal science and agricultural business in the fall of 2018. He then went to work for Five Rivers Cattle Feeding at the Kuner Feedlot. Holden received a master’s degree in agricultural economics from Colorado State in the spring of 2022. His graduate research focused on margin analysis and risk management in the cattle feeding sector. \nHolden joined CattleFax as an analyst in January of 2022. His primary responsibilities include research and analysis focusing on feeder cattle\, fed cattle\, and the grain markets. \nHolden enjoys attending cattle shows and sales and traveling across the country. \nJosh White\, Sr. Executive Director\, Producer Education & Sustainability\, NCBA\nJosh White\, Sr. Executive Director\, Producer Education & Sustainability\, NCBA\nPRESENTATION TITLE: Consumer Expectations and How We Meet Them \nJosh White serves as the Sr. Executive Director – Producer Education & Sustainability for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). He is a fourth-generation cattleman whose first experiences with cattle trace back to helping with his grandfather’s commercial Hereford cows in central Georgia as a child. By age twelve Josh had purchased his first heifer\, began building his own herd and became a self-professed cattle nerd. In 2009 Josh took the opportunity to transition from a cattle industry volunteer leadership role to full time industry service and joined the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association and Georgia Beef Board as Executive Vice President\, serving there until joining NCBA in 2014. \nIn his current role as Sr. Executive Director – Producer Education & Sustainability with NCBA\, Josh and his team are working to capitalize on the rich histories of the Beef Quality Assurance\, Masters of Beef Advocacy\, Environmental Stewardship Award Program\, Stockmanship & Stewardship\, and Cattlemen’s College programs while moving these initiatives forward to deliver even greater value to NCBA members and the cattle industry. New programs like the Rancher’s Resilience Grant are a true passion for Josh and the team – finding ways to empower even more producers to participate in impactful educational opportunities. In addition to overseeing numerous programs\, Josh provides leadership for NCBA’s policy funded sustainability efforts and supports beef checkoff funded efforts associated with sustainable cattle production. \nLance Zimmerman\, Rabo AgriFinance\nLance Zimmerman\, Rabo AgriFinance\nPRESENTATION TITLE: Market Updates and Insights on all US beef and cattle trade  \nLance Zimmerman serves as the North American senior beef industry analyst for Rabobank’s RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness team. With more than two decades of experience across the animal protein sector\, he is widely recognized—both regionally and globally—for his forward‑looking market insights and thought leadership. \nThroughout his career\, Lance has remained dedicated to serving the food and agribusiness industry\, with a strong emphasis on agribusiness and animal protein research. He spent 12 years with CattleFax\, joining the organization in 2011 as a market analyst. He advanced to manager of research\, analysis and data in 2016 and later became director of research and protein market analysis. Before that\, Lance spent eight years with Certified Angus Beef\, where he led efforts in industry relations\, marketing strategy\, and supply development. \nRaised on a commercial cow–calf\, backgrounding\, and diversified crop operation in northwest Kansas\, he also served as a Kansas FFA State Officer. His leadership within the industry includes serving as a U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef board member and previous chair of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Young Producers Council. \nLance holds an M.S. in agricultural economics and a B.S. in agricultural communications and journalism from Kansas State University. He has been honored with multiple scholarships and awards during both his undergraduate and graduate studies. \nHe and his wife\, Andria\, live in Saint George\, Kansas\, with their children\, Lawson and Macie. Lance enjoys supporting the family farming operation\, hunting\, and spending time with his kids at the baseball and softball fields. \n\nADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS & SPEAKERS\n \nCalifornia Acting State Veterinarian Dr. Amanda “Mandy” Murray
URL:https://calcattlemen.org/event/2026-feeder-meeting/
LOCATION:Hilton San Diego Bayfront\, 1 Park Blvd\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Feeder Meeting
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SUMMARY:2026 Midyear Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Online registration and more details coming soon!\nThis year’s Midyear Meeting will be at the Atlantis Casino Resort.\nWe encourage you to maximize your membership by attending and being an active part of the CCA policy making process. Come discuss current cattle industry issues with fellow producers\, as well as hear from industry leaders\, agencies and affiliate organizations. Your voice helps develop policy that provides direction for your organization and will influence the future of ranching.
URL:https://calcattlemen.org/event/2026-midyear-meeting/
LOCATION:Atlantis Casino Resort Spa Reno\, 3800 S. Virginia Street\, Reno\, NV\, 89502\, United States
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