By Ashlyn Murdock, Angus Communications Intern
The topic of the week was 鈥渇rom pasture to plate" as 23 Angus breeders left their cattle operations to spend five days looking at the big picture of the cattle industry as part of the annual Beef Leaders Institute (BLI), hosted by the American Angus Association in collaboration with Certified Angus Beef and the Angus Foundation.
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