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Today’s livestock headlines and expert perspectives serving cattle producers, processors, nutritionists and the greater livestock industry.
NCBA responds to a congressional request for increased regulatory flexibility under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA).
“American beef production and consumption is a climate change solution,” South Dakota cattle producer Todd Wilkinson told a U.S. Senate subcommittee.
Secretary Perdue participated in the Opening General Session of the event and spoke with NCBA President Jennifer Houston about the state of American beef production.
The National Cattleman’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, has announced the winners of its 2020 Beef Quality Assurance Awards during the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
Twenty-one farm and ranch groups are launching Farmers for a Sustainable Future (FSF), a coalition supporting environmental and economic sustainability that will serve as a resource for lawmakers and policymakers.
Research conducted by NCBA finds at least one-third of surveyed consumers believe that plant-based fake meat products contain at least some real beef.
On Wednesday, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Policy Division Chair and South Dakota Rancher Todd Wilkinson issued a statement in response to a proposed bill to regulate spot cattle trades.
The Checkoff-funded Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. brand, managed by NCBA, kicks off summer grilling season with a multi-pronged campaign to encourage consumers to cook beef on the grill all summer long.
In response to the ongoing efforts to provide relief to Americans impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane issued the following statement.
As the Senate nears a vote on the Great American Outdoors Act, NCBA and 48 other livestock and natural resource groups oppose the bill because it creates more than $14 billion in new, mandatory spending.
State beef councils around the country are joining forces to invest state-controlled Beef Checkoff dollars in Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. digital advertising campaigns.
Beef promotion programs managed by NCBA have shifted in response to the coronavirus pandemic to reflect consumer concerns about their day-to-day health and the availability of delicious, safe, wholesome food, like beef.
NCBA announces a comprehensive industry feedyard audit tool that will serve as a standardized audit tool based on the sound science and common sense established in the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program.
Sometimes a little education goes a long way, especially when it comes to your dinner. Shawn Darcy shares how the BQA consumer campaign increases transparency and trust.
NCBA announces its “75% plan,” a regional approach to improve cattle market price discovery without mandating participation by producers or packers.
NCBA vice president of governmental affairs appeared on AgriTalk with Chip Flory to discuss COVID-19 relief packages and working with the new Biden administration.
The digital shopping platform Chicory and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) are partnering to raise the profile of beef and accelerate e-commerce growth of beef products.
The Beef Checkoff has made several key updates to its programs in in the last few months, with a focus on its mission of building consumer trust in beef production.
The Cattle Market Transparency Act, if enacted, would direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Office of the Chief Economist at USDA to establish regional mandatory minimums for negotiated trade of fed cattle.
The Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 was introduced in Congress by U.S. Senator John Thune of South Dakota and U.S. Representatives Sanford Bishop (D-GA) and Jason Smith (R-MO).
Kansas cattleman and retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves Jerry Bohn has been elected president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.
Beef’s contribution to climate change is often an outrageous lie that’s being used to sell consumers a fake meat product they don’t want or need and one that won’t do anything to solve climate problems.
In a discussion on AgriTalk, Ethan Lane discussed the group’s objections to the plan, and what alternatives could be.
NCBA president Jerry Bohn said a major trigger in negotiated trade data was tripped during the first quarter of 2021, as determined by the Live Cattle Marketing Working Group Regional Triggers Subgroup.
The more than $900 margin between producers and packers has the largest industry representatives, that are typically at odds, working together.
USDA announced a top-to-bottom review of the “Product of the USA” (POTUSA) label, which will inform a forthcoming rulemaking on this topic. NCBA has long-advocated for voluntary labels that meet consumer demand.
It was a busy week on Capitol Hill for the beef industry. NCBA’s Ethan Lane joined AgriTalk to sum up the events.
Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame inductees and award winners will be honored on Aug. 9, 2021, during the 12th annual banquet, held in conjunction with the nation’s largest cattle industry gathering.
Sen. John Thune and Rep. Dusty Johnson led a bicameral letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, urging the DOJ to move forward with its investigation into anticompetitive practices in the meatpacking industry.
Fifth-generation California cattle producer Dr. Dave Daley shared his expertise on wildfire management as an experienced cattlemen, longtime educator, and survivor of the 2020 Bear Fire in Butte County, Calif.