Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt told lawmakers Tuesday that the EPA has sent its repeal of the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule to the federal register, beginning the process of ending the regulation. Many agriculture groups were pleased with the announcement, including the National Pork Producers Council. Their President, Ken Maschhoff, in a release said: “This is great …
Questions about GIPSA Rule
The Department of Agriculture’s extended comment period for the Obama-era rules to reform the buying and selling of livestock and poultry expired this past Monday. The rule is set to take effect October 19th under the Trump Administration’s new timeline, but there’s still uncertainty over its fate. So the question now is, will the so-called GIPSA marketing rule that’s divided …
Marketing Expert Discusses Recent Volatility in Cattle Markets
After seeing historically high cattle prices just a couple of years ago, they did of course drop but have seemed to level out some over the past few months. Sarah Calhoun, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association manager of government affairs, discusses the volatility the industry has recently experienced in the cattle markets. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement …
NCBA Pleased with Restoration of U.S. Beef Access to China
It was announced late Thursday by the Trump Administration that one of the 10 initial actions of the U.S.-China Economic Cooperation 100-Day Plan includes restoration of U.S. beef access to China. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Director of International Trade, Kent Bacus, discusses what this means for U.S. cattle producers. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, …
Hoping for Tax Reform This Year
Some are wondering whether we may actually see tax reform this year. That of course includes the Estate Tax, or as some know it, the Death Tax. Danielle Beck, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association director of government affairs, says there is a strong possibility that substantive change to the tax code will happen by the end of 2017. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator …
U.S. Beef Faces Technical Barriers before Heading to China
We’ve discussed this week the fact that talks this past weekend between President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping resulted in a deal in principal to allow U.S. beef into China for the first time since the U.S. outbreak of BSE back in 2003. Kent Bacus, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association director of international trade, discusses the process for regaining access …
China Lifts Barricade Against U.S. Beef
China has agreed to lift a barricade against U.S. beef exports, ending a ban on U.S. beef that’s been in place since 2003. The agreement was struck between President Donald Trump and China President Xi (she) Jinping over the weekend. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the opportunity for U.S. beef exporters could be significant. The greater China region, which includes …
U.S. Beef Industry to President Trump: Please Help Get U.S. Beef Back into China
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association sent a coalition letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to raise the restoration of U.S. beef access to China when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in April. Leaders from the U.S. Meat Export Federation and the North American Meat Institute also signed the letter. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement …
NCBA Holding Legislative Conference
Cattle producers from across the country are in Washington D.C. for the annual National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Legislative Conference. It’s a chance for their members to meet with key congressional and agency influencers to talk about issues of importance to the industry. While a variety of issues will be discussed, NCBA President Craig Uden says one of those is …
President Signs Resolution to Repeal BLM Planning 2.0
President Donald Trump Monday signed a congressional resolution directing the Bureau of Land Management to repeal their Planning 2.0 Rule. The resolution was supported by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the American Farm Bureau, and others. The American Farm Bureau had suggested the rule, which was finalized in December, would negatively impact federal lands use. Ethan Lane, executive director of …