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Monday, August 3, 2020
Clay Burtrum named Vice Chair of Federation of State Beef Councils
Stillwater cattleman Clay Burtrum has been elected vice chairman of the Federation of State Beef Councils, a division of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Burtrum has served as the interim vice chair for the last five months and was elected to continue in this position July 29 at the NCBA Board of Directors meeting in Denver. He will serve in the post through the NCBA Annual Meeting next February.

Active in numerous agriculture organizations, Burtrum served three years as NCBA Federation Region IV vice president and has also served on the Beef Promotion Operating Committee for five years. The 20-member BPOC determines how the national half of the $1-per-head beef checkoff will be spent in research, education, information and promotion programs.

“Industry organizations must work hard to promote the many healthy aspects of eating beef and continue to educate the public,” says Burtrum. “At the same time, we need to make sure beef producers are armed with good and accurate information so that they are able to properly stand up to the competition. It’s our livelihood, and it’s our job to defend it.”
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