Colin Woodall

President Joe Biden recently signed a National Security Memorandum to Strengthen the Security and Resilience of U.S. Food and Agriculture.  Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, said the memorandum instructs government officials to identify threats to American food and agriculture and respond appropriately.   “What ...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says stopping bad ideas for them, is a “win”, and their CEO says they’ve been busy trying to do that.  NCBA head Colin Woodall said sometimes winning isn’t passing things, but stopping them, including burdensome greenhouse gas reporting.   “Such as being able to fight b...

The Supreme Court this week denied R-CALF’s lawsuit against 13 state beef councils and the Beef Checkoff.  The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association said the ruling effectively ends “yet another R-CALF attack on the Beef Checkoff and prevents the activist attorneys at Public Justice, from further diverting Checkoff and beef industry resources.” NCBA intervened in the...

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association CEO Colin Woodall says terminating the beef checkoff would hurt cattlemen. Back in July, two groups, R-CALF USA and the Organization of Competitive Markets, petitioned USDA to terminate the national beef checkoff program. Woo ...

Ask Colin Woodall, and he’ll tell you cattle producers are caught in a balancing act with the packers, as each side works on leveraging supply and demand. The CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association said it boils down to cattle markets. “That’s ...

Last week, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announced the 2021 Cattle Industry Convention Winter Reboot. Planned for February 23-24, the event allows the organization to come together for industry news, updates, education and networking. ...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association put together a list of federal programs that are available to help cattle producers across the country who are being impacted by natural disasters. The association also put together a list of ways those who aren’t affected by the challenges can help those producers directly hit by natural disasters. “T ...

Cattle producers were included in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP, but the April 15th cut off for marketed cattle severely limited payments. Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says they are working to correct that restriction. ...

A study released this week estimates cattle industry losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will reach $13.6 billion. The study, commissioned by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and conducted by a team of agricultural economists shows cow-calf producers will see the largest impact, with COVID-19-related losses totaling an estimated $3.7 bil ...

The Beef Checkoff program and fifteen grassroots-led state beef councils won a major court victory last week. The U.S. District Court of Montana ruled in favor of USDA and the Montana Beef Council in the matter of R-CALF vs. Sonny Perdue and USDA ...