CattleCon 2026 is approaching and is set to be one of the most important gatherings for the cattle and beef industry in the coming year. Taking place from February 3 to 5, 2026, at the Music City Center in Nashville, the event brings together producers, processors, technology providers, and industry leaders from across the United States.
As one of the industry’s largest annual forums, CattleCon continues to serve as a space where conversations that matter to modern cattle operations take place. Topics ranging from production economics and animal health to processing requirements and market readiness are discussed in a practical, operations-focused setting.
The 2026 edition of CattleCon will place particular emphasis on how cattle operations are responding to tighter margins, rising input costs, and increasing expectations around data accuracy and reporting. Sessions throughout the event will reflect the realities faced by today’s cattle and meat producers, including the need for operational visibility, financial oversight, and long-term planning across increasingly complex production systems.
Folio3 AgTech’s Participation at CattleCon 2026
Folio3 AgTech will be exhibiting at Booth #944 during CattleCon 2026, engaging with producers, enterprises, and industry partners on how technology is being applied across cattle operations today.
As an AgTech provider focused on solving real operational challenges, Folio3 works closely with livestock and meat businesses to support accurate data capture, systemized workflows, and better decision making across the production lifecycle. Conversations at the booth will center on how cattle operations are moving away from disconnected tools and manual record keeping toward more consistent, integrated systems.
The key solutions highlighted at this event will be Cattlytics, Folio3 AgTech’s cattle management platform designed to support day to day ranch and livestock operations.
Cattlytics: A Practical Cattle Management Solution for Ranch Operations
Cattlytics brings together animal records, genetics, breeding and calving activity, health treatments, feeding data, weights, and performance history within a single system. Built for cattle operations that need accuracy and consistency, the platform supports tracking animals from birth or arrival through each stage of production.
By keeping on farm data current and connected, it enables ranch teams to maintain reliable records and gain clearer visibility into herd performance. This reduces reliance on spreadsheets, paper logs, or fragmented systems, allowing decisions to be made using up to date operational information.
At CattleCon 2026, discussions around Cattlytics will focus on its practical role in supporting ranch workflows rather than theoretical use cases. The emphasis will be on how producers are using technology today to manage complexity, improve visibility, and maintain continuity across their operations.
Live Cattle Chat Session
In addition to exhibiting, Folio3 AgTech will take part in the Live Cattle Chat Sessions with a featured discussion focused on the real world application of artificial intelligence in cattle operations.
This live session will explore how AI is already influencing how operations evaluate performance and profitability. Rather than focusing on future concepts, the discussion will highlight areas where data driven tools are delivering measurable outcomes today, including feed efficiency analysis, health risk identification, and cost modeling.
The session will be grounded in operational experience and designed to give attendees a clearer understanding of how data and analytics are being applied across different stages of cattle production.
Session speakers include:
- Rob Terry, Sales Director, Folio3 Agtech
- Harold Birch, Executive Vice President, UnCommon Farms
Together, the panel will discuss how operations are managing complexity across genetics, breeding programs, feedlot performance, processing data, and downstream commercial requirements while keeping financial outcomes in focus.
How Folio3 Agtech Supports the Full Cattle and Meat Production Lifecycle
Folio3 AgTech supports cattle and meat operations across the full production lifecycle. This includes genetics planning and breeding programs, ranch and feedlot operations, processing visibility, and preparation for meat commerce and ecommerce channels.
By connecting data across these stages, operations gain a clearer understanding of performance, costs, and outcomes as animals move through the system. This lifecycle based approach reflects how the cattle industry operates in practice, where decisions made early in production directly influence downstream results.
At CattleCon 2026, Folio3 AgTech will highlight how this connected view helps producers and enterprises maintain continuity between on farm activity and downstream operations, supporting more informed decision making across the business.
Why the Cattle Industry Is Moving Toward Automation
Cattle operations today face increasing complexity across genetics, herd size, and market requirements. As programs scale, the limitations of manual tracking and disconnected data become more pronounced.
Key drivers behind automation include:
- Early ranch decisions impacting herd quality and financial outcomes years later
- Growth in herd size increasing the need for consistent, reliable records
- Disconnected data making it difficult to assess what is working across breeding, health, and feeding programs
- The need for timely visibility into herd performance to support confident decisions
- Automation capturing accurate information as operations run, reducing reliance on memory or manual entry
- The ability to compare performance across seasons, pastures, and management strategies to support continuous improvement
Attendees are invited to visit Booth #944 to meet the Folio3 AgTech team, view product demonstrations, and discuss how cattle and meat operations are managing data across production and commercial workflows.
Team members will be available throughout the event to speak with producers, processors, and industry partners interested in how technology is being used today across cattle and meat operations.
Event Details
Booth: #944
Dates: February 3 to 5, 2026
Location: Music City Center, Nashville, TN
See you there! 🤠
