NCBA Releases Farm Bill Priorities

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association released its priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill. Those priorities were based on producer input at the association’s Summer Business Meeting in Reno, NV.

“Our annual meetings are the cornerstone of NCBA’s grassroots policy process,” says NCBA President Don Schiefelbein.

NCBA Farm Bill priorities include protecting animal health through programs that guard against the spread of foreign animal diseases such as the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Clinic.  They want the new Farm Bill to strengthen risk management programs that provide producers with added protection against weather events and price declines. The NCBA wants the bill to promote voluntary conservation programs that provide support to producers when they implement conservation practices free from government mandates.

The organization added the new Farm Bill should also support disaster recovery programs that help producers return to normal operations following adverse weather, predator attacks, or extreme weather conditions like drought or wildfire.

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