2026 CCCC Speakers & Schedule
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23rd
3:00 p.m. – Expo Hall opens
4:00 p.m. – Live Episodes of the Iowa Beef Collective videocast with CCCC Speakers & Guests
5:00 p.m. – “Taste the Difference”
FREE Tri-tip samples from Certified Hereford Beef & Winter Frost
(Sponsored by Livestock Marketing Assoc., Keosauqua Sale Barn, Greater Omaha Packing)
5:00-7:00 pm – Iowa Corngrower’s Association Reception
(light refreshments provided)
7:00 pm – Expo Hall closes
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24th
8:00 am – Trade Show Opens
8:55-9:00 am – Welcome & Opening Comments (Theater)
9:00-10:00 am – General Session 1: Dr. Matthew Brewer, Iowa State College of Vet. Med.
“Asian Longhorn Tick (ALHT) & New World Screw Worm”
10:00-11:00 am – General Session 2: Dr. Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
“Cow Longevity – or Maternal/Terminal Conflicts”
11:00 am - 12:00 pm – General Session 3: Keynote: Cassandra Fish, “The Beef” Daily Market Outlook
12:00-1:30pm – Lunch in the Trade Show – Hot Beef Sundaes
Afternoon Sessions
1:30-2:15 pm & 2:15-3:00 pm – Session 1: Rob Wonderlich, Producer Speaker
“Rubia Gallega Cattle – the Newest Breed to the US””
1:30-2:15 & 2:15-3:00 pm – Session 2: Doug Ruth, Country Roads Meat Market
“Marketing Locally Produced Beef in Iowa”
1:30-2:15 & 2:15-3:00 pm – Session 3: Paul Martin & Patrick Wall, ISU Extension Field Specialists
“Farm Transition/Succession with High-Priced Cattle”
1:30-2:15 & 2:15-3:00 pm – Session 4: Cassandra Fish (Theater)
“Imports: The Apples and Oranges of Beef Trade”
