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NCBA and the Public Lands Council (PLC) expressed opposition to the U.S. District Court’s ruling to remand and vacate the gray wolf Endangered Species Act (ESA) delisting announced by the Trump administration in 2020.

Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner., funded by the Beef Checkoff, announced a new partnership with celebrity athlete and former football star Tony Romo at the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention.

Seven of the nation’s top cattle operations were recognized as Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) regional winners for their environmental conservation efforts.

NCBA’s Marketing Committee passes policy suggestion on the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act. The policy will need approval of NCBA’s general membership.

Don Schiefelbein, a central Minnesota native, seedstock breeder and cattle feeder became the new NCBA president during the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention.

Kansas Livestock Association and NCBA member Shawn Tiffany testified in opposition to a government mandate during the Senate Agriculture Hearing on Tuesday.

Efforts to collect signatures for a petition to recall the Beef Checkoff fell “far short” of the number needed to trigger a referendum. NCBA president Jerry Bohn calls it “a de facto referendum” supporting the Checkoff.

The Association says both are widely supported across the U.S. cattle and beef industry.

Renewing its call for the immediate suspension of fresh beef imports from Brazil, NCBA also asks for a thorough audit of Brazil’s animal health and food safety system, to ensure the safety of the U.S. cattle herd.

If enacted, the bill would clarify regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act to allow livestock market owners to maintain an ownership interest in small meatpacking entities.