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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “NCBA”
Trade issues for agriculture have been up and down over the past few months, but U.S. beef exports are doing very well here at the end of the year. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Colin Woodall, says they are optimistic. Optimistic about Beef Trade
President Kevin Kester issued the following statement in response to the signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): “With the signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), U.S. beef producers are one step closer to knowing that unrestricted, science-based trade will continue in North America. The agreement brings the trading relationship with our neighbors into the 21st century – and clearly rejects …
Livestock haulers across the country are currently exempt from implementing electronic logging devices (ELD), but the question is for how much longer. A few months ago, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) worked closely with allies in Congress to secure a temporary exemption through December 7, 2018. With that date just a week away, NCBA is busy making the rounds …
It was recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have reached an agreement to joint regulation of cell-cultured foods. FDA will manage cell collection, cell banks, and cell growth with USDA taking over during the cell harvest stage, then overseeing production and labeling of cell-based meat products. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association …
There are a number of cattle producers across the Southeast involved as members in the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). Mary Bea Halimeh, NCBA’s associate director of membership services, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman that membership here in the Southeast is up, but they are encouraging more to get involved. NCBA Membership in the Southeast
NCBA’s Pocket-Sized Redbook Has Offered Efficient Recordkeeping to Ranchers for More Than 30 Years A pocket-sized recordkeeping tool from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, offered to cattle producers for more than 30 years, is now available for 2019. NCBA’s Redbook helps cattle producers effectively and efficiently record their daily production efforts, helping enhance profitability. The 2019 Redbook has more than …
The Public Lands Council (PLC), National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), and American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) praised the passage of H.R. 6784, the Manage our Wolves Act. The Act requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to remove the gray wolf from federal protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Similar action was initially proposed by the FWS under …
Now that the mid-term elections are over, Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman asked National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Colin Woodall, his thoughts going forward. NCBA Optimistic on a New Farm Bill
The announcement that R-CALF will be allowed to expand its activist-funded crusade against state beef councils is a disappointment to countless beef producers and NCBA members across America. The phony allegations being perpetuated by R-CALF and its activist legal partners are without merit and only serve to divide beef producers and distract beef councils from the important work of building …
The 2019 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans, La., Jan. 30 – Feb. 1 Marty Smith, vice president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and rancher and attorney from Wacahoota, Florida, told Southeast AgNet that if you are in the cattle business the annual convention is the place to be. NCBA VP Smith on 2019 …
