NCBA’s CattleCon 2026 Expands Educational Access for Cattle Producers
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is enhancing its commitment to education at CattleCon 2026, offering more learning opportunities than ever before. The event, scheduled for February 3–5 in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, will include full access to Cattlemen’s College for all registered attendees—a major update that benefits producers at every level.
We spoke with NCBA President Buck Wehrbein to learn more about what cattle producers can expect from this year’s educational programming.
“Yes, the change we’ve made this year is allowing everybody’s registration to let them attend Cattlemen’s College, which has been around for a long time. It’s a really effective education program, and it deals with all kinds of different issues that we all deal with, animal health and herd management and business management and succession planning, and we have John Acuff, so that’s going to be a really fun event.”
Cattlemen’s College is just the beginning. The trade show floor will feature live cattle handling demonstrations, expert-led breakout sessions, and industry-specific solutions to common challenges.
“So throughout the day on the trade show floor, there’s opportunities, there’s cattle handling things going on and breakout sessions. If you come to the convention with a specific question or two or maybe some confusion on something, chances are it’s going to be dealt with at some point somewhere by someone who knows what they’re doing.”
Beyond the classroom-style sessions, Cattle Con also serves as a powerful networking hub.
“And besides networking and seeing friends and so forth, there’s a lot of education opportunities going on.”
With the move to downtown Nashville, Cattle Con 2026 promises both professional development and an exciting venue.
“So, it’s going to be downtown Nashville, Tennessee, February 3rd through the 5th. You can go to convention.ncba.org for all the information you need, including registering. Don’t forget that your registration will get you into the Cattlemen’s College and try and make time so that you can avail yourself of that information and all the educational opportunities on the trade show floor as well.”
Audio Reporting by Dale Sandlin for Southeast AgNet.