Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays caught up with Executive Vice President of Cattlemen’s Congress Bray Haven to get an update on the 2025 show slated for January 4-16, 2025, in Oklahoma City.
The mission of the Cattlemen’s Congress is to be an exhibitor-friendly show for cattlemen, by cattlemen. All of the major breed associations are involved and for many of them, Cattlemen’s Congress is already one of the largest shows of the year. Several have added ancillary events to the 2025 show’s lineup.
“Every year, it seems like someone wants to add something new,” Haven said. “People are grasping the fact that we’ll have cattlemen from all over the country here, and we need to be having our meetings and talking about issues and encouraging people to participate in all of the things that we have going on in the first two weeks of January.”
Haven encouraged anyone interested in agriculture, especially beef cattle to go and spend a day exploring at Cattlemen’s Congress as there is something for everyone. “It is really unique,” he said. “You won’t find anywhere, probably in the world, that you can see the diversity in the number of purebred, seedstock cattle that people are trying to bring out the best genetics in, all in one place.”
Although this will only be the fifth year for the event, it draws crowds like shows that have been happening for decades. It also features a stellar tradeshow chock full of things to do and buy.
There is no gate fee and parking is free, and the full schedule of events can be found at cattlemenscongress.com.
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