Receiving a grant award notification likely seems like a hard-fought victory, worthy of celebration.
Yes, celebrate! Then, get ready to face the key challenges of managing that grant.
Reporting requirements are only one landmine that can trip up a grant recipient. Experts in breaking down a beef carcass may get flummoxed when trying to distinguish between an SF 424 and an SF 270, much less filling out those forms. Then, there’s the challenge of learning the online Payment Management System.
The Annual Meat Conference, held in March each year, draws thousands of processors, retailers, consultants, and others from across the nation. The Big Four packers, executives from Walmart, Kroger, and other major retailers, are well represented at the conference. But the audience also includes a host of smaller processors, distributors, and retailers.
They come for networking, glimpses into new products, and information on the commodity outlook for beef, pork, and poultry. But mostly, they come for the unveiling of the latest Power of Meat Report.
This year didn’t disappoint.
