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The Senate's new Farm Bill framework gives small, state-inspected meat plants a path to sell online across state lines — something the cattle industry has been chasing for a long time.

As the threat posed by the New World screwworm rises, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association joined its state affiliates in urging Congress to pass the “Stop Screwworms Act.”  The legislation would fund a new sterile fly facility in the U.S. that would help protect ...

Ethan Lane, the senior vice president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, attended President Trump’s reciprocal tariff announcement at the White House last week, and praised the Administration for its most recent efforts.   “F...

On Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Jamieson Greer as the new United States Trade Representative.  Greer is a trade lawyer who served as chief of staff to then-USTR Robert Lighthizer during the previous Trump administration.   Five Democrats and 51 Republicans voted for the confirmation.   Many ...

By a 72-28 vote Thursday, Brooke Rollins was confirmed as the 33rd Secretary of Agriculture.  House Ag Committee Member, Central Washington Representative Dan Newhouse said he was excited when the vote became official.   “I'm delighted that a farm girl from Texas who knows something about agriculture is going to be at the helm of the USDA at a time when agriculture is facing a lot of challenges,&q

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association slammed the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s recommendations last week replacing proteins like beef with beans, peas, and lentils.   "The preview of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee stands out as one of the most out-of-touch, impractical, and elitist conversations in the history of the process,” says NCBA VP of Government Affairs Ethan

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service published a Notice to Trade related to the Cattle Contracts Library Pilot Program.  The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association said the Library is designed to be a tool for cattle producers, making information available that may allow them to capture unrealized value for their livestock.   “We are plea...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is urging the Senate Ag Committee to confirm key nominees for Undersecretary for Food Safety and Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs in the USDA.   “Cattle producers need strong, stable leadership in top positions at USDA, and we ask the Senate to move quickly on confirming these highly qualified nominees,” said Ethan Lane, vice presi

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association opposition to the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act hinges on government involvement in the cattle market.  Although there are several parts of the bill that the NCBA approves of, Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane said they do not welcome the idea of the federal government becoming involved with a cattle price mandate. “Our c... Rea

Last week, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association condemned the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022, approved by the House Agriculture Committee. The special investigator bill would create a new position in the Department of Agriculture with prosecutorial and subpoena power. ...