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  R-CALF USA Event Notice

 COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, AND UTAH MEMBERS AND MEDIA

For Immediate Release

July 6, 2023

What: CEO and Region V Director to speak at CICA Annual Convention

When: Registration starts at 8 a.m. MDT, Sat., July 22; Reg. V Director to speak at noon and CEO to speak at 2:30 p.m.

Contact: CICA Intern Gracie Clark, [email protected]

Where: Oxford Grange #482, 8018 Highway 172, Ignacio, CO 81137

Description: The Colorado Independent CattleGrowers Association or CICA, an R-CALF USA affiliate organization, will hold its 2023 Annual Convention on Saturday, July 22. Saturday’s activities will take place at the Oxford Grange #482, located at 8018 Hwy 172, in Ignacio, Colorado.

Registration will open at 8 a.m. on Saturday. The morning session will feature committee breakdowns, resolution discussions and a presentation by Lora Bledsoe, DVM. After lunch, R-CALF USA Region V Director Shad Sullivan will give his “War on Meat” presentation. Followed by R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard’s presentation at 2:30 p.m. Saturday’s events will conclude with a business meeting, social hour and a prime rib dinner served at 6:30 p.m.

On Friday, July 21, CICA has arranged a tour of the Vallecito Dam. Attendees can meet for the tour at 1 p.m. at Bayfield High School, located at 800 County Road 501, in Bayfield, Colorado. Following the dam tour, attendees will meet at the Junction West Vallecito Resort, located at 13030 County Road 501, in Bayfield, Colorado, for the “Leaving a Legacy” presentation by Craig and Amanda Korth. A dinner by Bonds Beef will be served featuring hamburgers and various sides.

Convention preregistration is $65, after July 11 registration increases to $100. View the event agenda and registration form here. The convention is open to the public and all are welcome to attend. Lodging is available at the Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio, call (970) 563-7777 to make a room reservation. Rooms are also available at the La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham in Durango, call (970) 259-8400 to make a room reservation.

R-CALF USA is set apart from all other national cattle associations because we rely solely on membership dues and donations to carry out our mission to ensure the continued profitability and independence of United States cattle and sheep producers. We exist only because of support from our members. We ask you to help support R-CALF USA. First-year new membership dues are $50, and after that all renewals are $100 each year. To become a member or to donate send a check to R-CALF USA, PO Box 30715, Billings, MT, 59107, call (406) 252-2516 or go to www.r-calfusa.com.

Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF USA) is the largest producer-only cattle trade association in the United States. It is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring the continued profitability and viability of the U.S. cattle and sheep industries. For more information visit www.r-calfusa.com or call (406) 252-2516.