Denver, Colo. (June 29, 2015) — Forrest Roberts has announced his resignation as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), effective July 31. Roberts has been the CEO of NCBA since 2009. Roberts is leaving NCBA […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives passed Trade Promotion Authority today with a vote of 218 to 208, as stand-alone legislation. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association strongly supports TPA and applauds the House for taking this necessary step to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
NCBA Comments On White House’s Antibiotic Stewarship Meeting
on June 3, 2015
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Yesterday, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association participated in the White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship in Washington D.C. Chief Veterinarian, Dr. Kathy Simmons and Dr. Mike Apley, a cattle producer and veterinarian from Kansas attended and participated in the meeting […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
EPA Writes Off Rural America, Finalizes Proposed “Waters Of The U.S.” Rule
on May 28, 2015
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“Nothing left unregulated” is the apparent motto of the Environmental Protection Agency. Today, the Agency finalized its “Waters of the United States” proposed rule, which unilaterally strips private property rights and adds hundreds of thousands of stream miles and acres […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
WASHINGTON (May 19, 2015) – After over a decade and two administrations failing to successfully implement the rule, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Conaway (R-Texas) introduced legislation (H.R. 2393) to repeal Country of Origin Labeling. Originally introduced in the 2002 Farm Bill […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
WASHINGTON (May 8, 2015) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association submitted comments today to the Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture on the flawed advice in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s report. The report serves as a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
WASHINGTON (April 30, 2015) – Today, Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) announced they are introducing bipartisan legislation to repeal EPA’s “Waters of the United States” proposal, a proposal that will jeopardize the rights of private property owners […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
WASHINGTON (April 16, 2015) – Today, Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced Trade Promotion Authority legislation, which establishes concrete rules for international trade negotiations that will boost American exports and create new economic opportunities. National Cattlemen’s Beef […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
WASHINGTON – The Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture hosted a meeting for public comments on the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s report released in February. The recommendations in the report, made by government-appointed nutrition scientists, fail to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As trade negotiators meet again this week, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association urges the renewal of Trade Promotion Authority, legislation that gives the President authority to negotiate trade agreements with an assurance that Congress will give the final agreement only […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The $1.1 trillion omnibus package passed by the Senate today held several strong wins for the cattle industry. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Bob McCan and Public Lands Council President Brenda Richards remarked on Senate Passage of 2015 Funding Legislation: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
WASHINGTON – Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council filed comments calling for the immediate withdrawal of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed “waters of the United States” rule. The proposed rule […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
DENVER – The Five Nations Beef Alliance* concluded a successful meeting and tour in south Texas last week, capped by the unanimous endorsement of a public statement calling for all Trans-Pacific Partnership nations to support ‘gold standard outcomes’ for beef […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
WASHINGTON – Today, 45 state cattlemens’ associations representing more than 170,000 cattle breeders, producers and feeders sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack, urging him not to issue an Order for a supplemental beef checkoff under the 1996 General Commodity […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
DENVER – Registration for the 2015 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show is underway. The 117th Annual Convention will be held in San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 4-7, 2015. Advanced registration is open until Jan. 10, 2015. Convention […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
2014 Cattle inventory: 87.7 million, 2% down from 2013. This is the lowest inventory since 82.1 million in 1951. Economic impact: $44 billion in farm gate receipts (USDA NASS) Number of beef cow operations: 729,000 Number of cattle & calf […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corp of Engineers (Corps) proposed an expansion of their federal authority over “waters of the United States.” The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is deeply concerned by this vast […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ramona cattleman Tracy Brunner was elected vice president of NCBA during last week’s Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville, TN. Natural ascension through the officer chairs would put him in the role of president two years from now. Brunner would become […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week brought to light the tale of two very conflicting farm bills. There was the House-passed version that NCBA supported – that version contained all of our priorities – and the Bill the Senate-House Conferees released on Monday – […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ram Trucks will be promoting youth in agriculture and the National FFA Organization (FFA) with the first ever FFA Day at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show on Thursday Feb. 6, during the Cattle Industry Convention. The first 300 FFA members […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…