WASHINGTON – This week the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) celebrated landmark improvements to environmental policy through finalization of the Trump Administration’s rulemaking on…
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced the Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions (DIRECT) Act. This legislation will allow state inspected meat…
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WASHINGTON – The Senate advanced the Great American Outdoors Act this week to address the maintenance backlog on national parks and public lands. However, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA),…
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A bipartisan, bicameral bill was introduced to allow livestock producers flexibility in this uncertain time of low market prices and reduced packing capacity. The PASTURE (Pandemic Authority Suitable To Utilize…
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This week, R-CALF USA applauded the efforts by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) to continue pushing Capitol Hill for additional financial recourses for cow-calf producers and backgrounders who may…
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With the recently announced plans by the USDA to provide funding aid to farmers and ranchers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), some groups are worried the aid may…
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Estimated Financial Losses In The Livestock Industry Skyrocket Into The Billions
The impact of COVID-19 has toppled the markets in the last two months. The suspension of packing plant operations and rising employee absenteeism due to the corona-virus outbreak has exacerbated…
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Washington — U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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Beef demand is strong and with U.S. cattle numbers plateauing, prices are likely to be stronger in the year ahead as consumers at home and abroad support industry profitability. That…
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San Antonio — This week, the Executive Committee of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) approved the organization’s top 2020 Policy Priorities. Approval came at the annual Cattle Industry Convention…