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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.

The NCBA has filed a petition with the USDA-FSIS to eliminate the use of “Product of the USA” and other broad U.S. origin labeling claims for beef products that are potentially misleading to consumers.

The prevailing theme on the call was processing capacity, and Sec. Vilsack specifically cited the urgent need to expand capacity in the cattle and beef industry.

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.

NCBA announces its “75% plan,” a regional approach to improve cattle market price discovery without mandating participation by producers or packers.

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president Marty Smith issues a statement about the group declining to participate in two Florida producer meetings.

In a discussion on AgriTalk, Ethan Lane discussed the group’s objections to the plan, and what alternatives could be.

The 2021 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show kicked off in Nashville Tuesday, where more than 6,000 cattle producers, industry partners and stakeholders gathered for the event.

The U.S. District Court in Arizona struck down the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule, a regulation that corrected the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule and provided protections to farmers and ranchers.