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Time to Vote for NCBA National Anthem Contest Winner

Voting is now open to select the winner of the 13th annual National Anthem Contest, sponsored by Norbrook®. Four finalists have been selected, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is inviting the public to vote through Nov. 15.

The winner will perform the “Star-Spangled Banner” at the Opening General Session of CattleCon 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee, Feb. 3-5, and will receive round trip airfare, a hotel room for three nights, complimentary convention registration, plus a pair of boots, jeans and a shirt from Roper or Stetson.

Videos of the finalists are available for viewing and voting at https://convention.ncba.org/apply/national-anthem-contest/national-anthem-contest-vote-now. The public can vote once per day per person through Nov. 15, and the winner will be announced by Nov. 21. To see the winner sing in person, register for CattleCon 2026 by visiting convention.ncba.org.

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Season 7, Episode 4: Using Data to Better Manage PRRSV

Video: Season 7, Episode 4: Using Data to Better Manage PRRSV

PRRS continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing pork producers, but each outbreak can also provide valuable information about herd recovery, losses and the management decisions that follow.In this episode, Dr. Ana Paula Serafini Poeta Silva, a research scientist at Iowa State University, discusses the PRRS Outbreak Management Program, or POMP, and what researchers have learned from a database containing information from more than 700 breeding-herd outbreaks. She explains how POMP uses data from individual outbreaks to establish benchmarks producers can use to better understand what to expect during recovery, including potential losses and the time it may take for a herd to return to baseline production. The conversation also explores how PRRS management has evolved, including the role of live virus inoculation and modified-live vaccines.