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NCBA Pushes Congress to Address Areas of Concern in the Cattle Industry

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association-- with the support of the South Dakota Cattlemen's Association and 3...

(NAFB) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association led a letter supported by 37 affiliate state cattle associations, urging Congress to address critical areas of concern in the cattle and beef industries. They’re asking leaders of both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees to consider swift Congressional action in several areas, such as expanding beef processing capacity. They also want to broaden labor policies to strengthen the beef processing workforce, increase transparency in c...

WASHINGTON (June 1, 2021) — Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) led a letter with the support of 37 affiliate state cattle organizations, urging the leadership of the U.S. Senate and House Agriculture Committees…

Nearly 40 affiliate state cattle organizations sign letter as frustration mounts across the country.

(NAFB) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association just endorsed the Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety, or HAULS Act of 2021. Introduced in the House of Representatives by Tennessee Republican John Rose and Democrat Darren Soto of Florida, NCBA says the bipartisan bill would deliver much-needed flexibility for livestock haulers. The House bill introduced this week is a companion to a bill introduced in the Senate last month. NCBA President Jerry Bohn says of the legislation, “Li...

- Senator Deb Fischer U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee and the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement today after additional Senate cosponsors signed on to her Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety (HAULS) Act, and bipartisan companion legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives: “I am pleased to see my bipartisan legislation gaining momentum in both chambers of Congress. Ag and livestock haulers ...

National Cattlemens Beef Association WASHINGTON – A research paper released April 5 confirmed U.S. beef production is the most sustainable production system in the world, a fact long understood by America’s cattle producers, who between the 1960s and 2018, reduced the carbon footprint of the industry by 40 percent while producing 66 percent more beef. “We already know a growing global population will require and demand high-quality food, which means we need ruminant animals, like beef cat...

Cattlemen Support the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 Friday Mar 12th, 2021 The Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 was introduced this week by U.S. Senator John Thune of South Dakota and U.S. Representatives Sanford Bishop (D-GA) and Jason Smith (R-MO). The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) issued the following statement in support of bipartisan legislation to repeal the federal estate tax, commonly referred to as the death tax. “The estate tax disproportionately harms cat...