OCM members span the spectrum from the far right, to the far left, to everything in between. Antitrust and trade at the grass roots know no partisan bounds. We have successfully worked with national groups in the center and left-of-center. The 2005 OCM annual meeting will focus on common issues with right-of-center groups which value national sovereignty, economic liberty, morality and honesty.

OCM’s 2005 annual meeting theme is “Antitrust, Trade and the Political Right.” It will be held in Omaha, Nebraska at the DoubleTree Hotel on Friday August 12, 2005.

Speakers will be thought provoking and noteworthy. Congresswoman Helen Chenoweth-Hage served her Idaho constituents in the House of Representatives. Her primary issues included Country of Origin Labeling and property rights. John F. “Jock” Nash is Washington legal counsel
for Milliken & Co. He works actively on international trade policy as it affects the U.S. standard of living, manufacturing base, and workers.

Rep. Barbara Cubin (R-Wy) has been invited to speak on captive supply issues. She has co-sponsored and supported legislation involving packer ownership, captive supply, and COOL.

Dr. Robert Taylor, OCM Economic Fellow, will speak on the view of Adam Smith and
our nation’s Founding Fathers in the realm of economics and markets.

Dr. Daniel De La Torre Ugarte, OCM Trade Fellow, will speak on the supply and price impact of U.S. Farm Policy and international trade agreements.

Additional speakers emphasizing property rights, sovereignty and religion in public life will also present. We will explore areas of fundamental agreement in our approaches to economics and the marketplace.

• What is the role of government in the marketplace?
• How does or should religious principals affect our desired economic structure and conduct?
• Should the concept of “rule of law” impact private economic activity as well as criminal activity?
• How should the “checks and balances” political concepts of our Founding Fathers affect achievement of economic balance in agriculure.

This will be an exciting meeting, well worth your time. OCM members will meet on Saturday morning, August 13, 2005. The Cattleman’s Competitive Market Project stakeholder groups will meet Saturday afternoon.