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 Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember …
Valuable Rancher Recordkeeping Tool from NCBA Available for 2019
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 …
Cattlemen, Sheep Producers Urge Senate Action
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 …
NCBA Optimistic on a New Farm Bill
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 Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Activists Allowed to Expand Attack on Beef Checkoff
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 …
NCBA VP Smith on 2019 Convention
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 …
NCBA Efforts on Fake Meat Continue
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) recently took part in a two-day public meeting about fake meat. The event, hosted jointly by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), covered a wide range of topics for consideration, including potential production hazards, food labeling, and marketing claims. NCBA’s Danielle Beck explains where things go from …
NCBA Attends Fake Meat Hearing
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) took part in a two-day public meeting about fake meat last week The event, hosted jointly by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), covered a wide range of topics for consideration, including potential production hazards, food labeling, and marketing claims. NCBA President-elect, Jennifer Houston from Tennessee, attended the hearing and explains …
USDA/FDA Meeting on What to Call Cell-Cultured Meat
Politico says a recent two-day joint USDA/FDA public gathering on cell-cultured food technology boiled down to a simple question. If it looks like meat and tastes like meat, can you call it meat? During the public comment period, stakeholders offered opinions on what the new form of meat should be called and how it should be labeled, which is a …
Livestock Groups ask for Additional HOS Rule Flexibility
Organizations representing livestock, bee, and fish haulers across the country recently submitted a petition to the Department of Transportation (DOT) requesting additional flexibility on Hours of Service (HOS) requirements. Current rules limit drive time to 11 hours and limit on-duty hours to 14. Instead, the organizations request that livestock haulers be granted approval to drive up to 15 hours. National …