Mark Eisele

NCBA Not Happy With Dietary Recommendations
NCBA Not Happy With Dietary Recommendations
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is disappointed by some of the changes that are proposed in the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.  One suggestion for the United States’ new dietary guidelines is moving beans, peas, and lentils from being a subgroup of the Vegetable category to being a subgroup of the Protein category “to align with evidence to encourage
Cattle Industry Preparing For Traceability Rule
Cattle Industry Preparing For Traceability Rule
The U.S. cattle industry will have a new level of disease protection next month when USDA’s enhanced animal disease traceability rule takes effect.  Rapid response to an animal disease outbreak is the aim of the new USDA traceability rule, with its visual checks and electronic tags to track most breeding cattle crossing state lines.   Former...
NCBA Releases Tax Producer Survey Results
NCBA Releases Tax Producer Survey Results
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association released a report analyzing a nationwide tax survey of America’s cattle producers.  With the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act set to expire at the end of 2025, NCBA wanted to better understand how key tax provisions like Death Tax relief and business deductions impact family-owned cattle operations.  The survey sho...
North American Cattle Leaders Hold Joint Meeting
North American Cattle Leaders Hold Joint Meeting
The Canadian Cattle Association hosted the third 2024 meeting with its North American counterparts, including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and CNOG, their Mexican counterparts.  The groups met on the sideline of the Canadian Beef Industry Conference and discussed the challenges and opportunities facing beef producers across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. ...