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		<title>OCM 26th Annual Food and Agriculture Conference and Membership Meeting Registration Form</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 23:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Click Here to register for the 26th Annual Food and Agriculture Conference and Membership Meeting. See you in Biloxi, Mississippi May 1st and 2nd!]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SAVE the DATE: 26th Annual Food and Agriculture Conference and Membership Meeting</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Whitney Schultz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 20:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SAVE the DATE May 1st and 2nd, 2024 26th Annual Food and Agriculture Conference and Membership Meeting Gold Nugget Casino Hotel, Biloxi, Mississippi Room Reservations ($79++) – Group Code S240335 – 1-800-777-5468 or click on the following link: https://goldennuggetbiloxi.reztrip.com/ext/promoRate?property=1262&#38;mode=b&#38;pm=true&#38;sr=873835&#38;vr=3 Join us for two days of comprehensive and insightful presentations and discussions on expanding the cattle feeding and meat processing infrastructure in the Southeast. This well-attended event will be the catalyst for capturing the full value of the calves <a href="https://competitivemarkets.com/save-the-date-26th-annual-food-and-agriculture-conference-and-membership-meeting/" class="read-more">Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>OCM Convention Livestream Link</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OCM Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 01:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you want to be a part of the OCM 25th Annual Convention, but cannot make it. We will be livestreaming the convention starting Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. central time. To watch the convention, go to https://vimeo.com/event/642042/embed.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>25th Annual Food &#038; Agriculture Conference &#038; Membership Meeting   July 28-29, 2023  Kansas City, MO</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OCM Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mark your CALENDAR OCM 25th Annual Food and Agriculture Conference and Membership Meeting “2023 Farm Bill Challenges for Producers and Consumers” Marriott Kansas City Airport July 28 to July 29, 2023 This year’s focus is, “The 2023 Farm Bill,” and the challenges and opportunities it presents for consumers and producers.   Our conference objective is to point to introduced and proposed bills. They will shore up production and improve the survival of independent family style producers who are key <a href="https://competitivemarkets.com/mark-your-calendar-for-the-25th-annualfood-agriculture-conference-membership-meeting/" class="read-more">Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>OFF Act OCM Press Conference</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OCM Webmaster]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2022 03:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Presentations by OCM Board members and other guests. September 28, 2021]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>National Assn. of State Meat and Food Inspections Directors (NASMFID) &#8211; Denver Meeting</title>
		<link>https://competitivemarkets.com/national-assn-of-state-meat-and-food-inspections-directors-nasmfid-denver-mtg/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OCM Webmaster]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2022 03:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[October 25-26, 2021 OCM speaks on M-COOL, Checkoff, Captive Supply, Expanded Beef Processing Presentations by Fred Stokes, Dr. Taylor Haynes, Mike Eby and Dr. James Dillon. 55 Minute Video 18 Minute Video]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>OCM OPEN Annual Membership Meeting</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Craycraft]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2021 15:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[August 21, 2021 Holiday Inn Rushmore Plaza 505 N. 5th Street Rapid City, SD Hotel Reservations:  Holiday Inn (605) 348-4000 or Howard Johnson (605) 737-4656 Ask for the ‘R-CALF USA’ Rate ($119.00) We will be forgoing our usual Convention this year, but in compliance with our bylaws, will have an Open Annual Membership Meeting in Rapid City, SD on June 21st.  This will follow R-CALF USA’s annual convention which many of our board directors and members will be <a href="https://competitivemarkets.com/ocm-open-annual-membership-meeting/" class="read-more">Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>OCM’s Press Conference of OFF ACT to reform USDA’s Runaway Checkoff Program, Washington, D.C. &#8211; June 30, 2021</title>
		<link>https://competitivemarkets.com/ocms-press-conference-of-off-act-to-reform-usdas-runaway-checkoff-program-washington-d-c-june-30-2021/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Craycraft]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2021 15:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[OCM’s Press Conference of OFF ACT to reform USDA’s Runaway Checkoff Program, Washington, D.C. &#8211; June 30, 2021 The Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act will bring much-needed accountability and transparency to USDA’s checkoff programs which have operated without sufficient oversight for far too long,” said Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev. “Family farmers should not be forced to pay into organizations that sometimes lobby against their interests and threaten animal welfare.”  “The USDA’s Checkoff Program was supposed to ensure American <a href="https://competitivemarkets.com/ocms-press-conference-of-off-act-to-reform-usdas-runaway-checkoff-program-washington-d-c-june-30-2021/" class="read-more">Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>June 30, 2021 &#8211; OCM’s Press Conference of OFF Act to Reform USDA&#8217;s Runaway Checkoff Programs</title>
		<link>https://competitivemarkets.com/june-30-2021-ocms-press-conference-of-off-act-to-reform-usdas-runaway-checkoff-programs/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Eby]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2021 17:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Reps. Dina Titus and Nancy Mace Applauded by OCM, Organization for Competitive Markets for Introducing OFF Act to Reform USDA&#8217;s Runaway Checkoff Programs. https://youtu.be/lhDXpYR8hQM]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>OCM Letter to President Biden on &#8220;Made in America&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Eby]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 19:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[January 28, 2021 United States President Joe Biden  The White House  1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW  Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: On behalf of independent cattle farmers and ranchers in the United States, we appreciate the &#8220;Made in America&#8221; ​​executive order you signed on Monday, which strengthens U.S. purchasing regulations and ensures that U.S. workers have a future. However, please note that since the repeal of the U.S. mandatory country of origin labeling law (m-COOL) in 2015, USA <a href="https://competitivemarkets.com/ocm-letter-to-president-biden-on-made-in-america/" class="read-more">Read More ...</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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