Along for the Ride

The National Beef Ambassadors thoroughly enjoyed the Thursday of the National Cattlemen's Convention! It seems like just yesterday we were saddling up gettin' ready to come to San Antonio, packing our red shirts, black slacks, belts, and name tags. The reality has almost set in that we began our journey more than three days ago. The time has flown by as we have had a wonderful opportunity to spend quality time with members of this amazing industry. The cattle industry is the largest in the agriculture sector, and I am proud to be a cattle producer in the United States of America.
The weather here in San Antonio is phenomenal, short of a few sprinkles on our heads this morning, which led to a failed mission to find the "covered secret passage way" in the hotel parking garage! We had a chance to learn more about online social networking with a past beef ambassador, Brad Copenhaver, where I signed up for a Twitter account. You can follow me at MalTheBeefGal on my Twitter account. I'm not as accustomed to hashtags and such, but I do have an "I <3 Beef" twibbon. If you have a Twitter account you should add the "I <3 Beef" twibbon to help support the beef industry! Stay tuned to my blog to hear more about that campaign put on by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association!
The team also had a great opportunity to meet with Daren Williams for a media training, where we had the chance to practice interviewing to prepare for media professionals. We then attended the "Fiesta" to enjoy some appetizers and shirley temples at the Masters of Beef Advocacy VIP reception.
We will attend committee meetings tomorrow, and then complete our journey home. Unfortunately, the ride will be over, but the long trail ahead of us is just beginning! We all look forward to the 2010 year of the beef industry, as we are inspired for our future!
Until the cows come home,
Malorie

Saddle Up!

Here I am in San Antonio, Texas, in the number one beef producing state in the nation. I'm in my red shirt, "National Beef Ambassador red", that is, and sitting on a couch in the lobby of our hotel next to my fellow teammates. We just finished a social media networking training with Amanda Nolz, a 2006 National Beef Ambassador. If you get a chance, check out the team's blogs on www.beefambassador.com. We are here at the 2010 National Cattle Industry Annual Convention and NCBA Trade Show! Yesterday the team and I enjoyed the Masters of Beef Advocacy training and graduation ceremony! There we learned more of how to effectively advocate for the beef industry. Today is filled with meetings and the trade show tonight! Mandy-Jo, Jackson, and I will be working the trade show tonight promoting the National Beef Ambassador Program. I am excited to see what the other leaders in our industry have to offer at the trade show! Then after Friday it's back to Livermore for me and then back to Cal Poly SLO! Until then, I hope you have a wonderful agriculture experience!
Mooochas gracias,
Malorie