Colorado Livestock Association annual meeting set for April 5-6

    Colorado Livestock Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting and Colorado’s Finest Celebration will be held at the Embassy Suites in Loveland April 5-6. CLA’s annual meeting is one of the largest gatherings of livestock producers and trade show vendors in Colorado. The event kicks off Wednesday evening at the welcome reception, followed by Colorado’s Finest Celebration, to showcase Colorado’s livestock industry. Spend the evening tasting the best of Colorado agriculture.
    Thursday morning the CLA annual membership meeting will be held to elect leadership and conduct association business. The featured panel, “The First 77 Days of the Trump Administration,” will shed light on how President Donald Trump’s policies will affect agriculture. Panelists include Jackie Klippenstein, vice president of industry and legislative affairs, Dairy Farmers of America; Colin Woodall, vice president of government affairs, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; and Michael Formica, National Pork Producers Council. This dynamic panel will be moderated by Thad Lively, senior vice president for trade access, with the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

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