BEEF_DAILY A Penton Media Property November 5, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/beef/v/909 --Masters of Beef Advocacy Spotlight: Scott Niess I feel the need to spread a little bit of sunshine on the blog today because that's exactly what the weather has been like for us all week! Finally, a little sunshine and dry weather to bring some optimism to the farmers and ranchers as they harvest crops and wean calves. This afternoon, I'm planning to head out to the ranch to start working on a few bulls for upcoming consignment sales, and I'm really excited that the weather is going to cooperate, too In the meantime, I have a new interview with an outstanding individual in the beef cattle industry that I hope you will enjoy. 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With her boots planted firmly on the ground as both a cattle producer and an agriculture writer and speaker, this young cattle industry professional presents her unique perspective on pertinent industry issues and trends each Monday to Thursday morning. To view the full article go to: http://blog.beefmagazine.com/beef_daily/ ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER You are subscribed to this newsletter as #email# To subscribe to this newsletter go to: http://subscribe.beef-mag.com/?tc=NLSUB To unsubscribe from this newsletter go to: http://subscribe.beefmagazine.com/?tc=NLSUB&cid=#message_id#&lid=#list_id#&email=#email# For information on advertising in this newsletter, please contact: Bret Kealy at mailto:bret.kealy@penton.com Do you have comments or suggestions about BEEF Daily or its content? 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