washington cattlemen's association

The Washington Cattlemen's Association has concerns about the federal government getting involved in issues between beef producers and meat packers. The WCA’s Mark Streuli said government intervention to try and make things more equitable between producers and packers is a delicate issue. "This is de ...

Cattle producers across the Pacific Northwest are hopeful the Meat & Poultry Resilience Act will benefit operations locally. The legislation proposed by the Administration in early January, and put forward in Congress by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree looks to make a large investment in the supply chain to get processing up and running and to improve competitiveness. A ...

An agricultural group has put its name on a lawsuit opposing the new capital gains income tax in Washington. The Washington Cattlemen’s Association and the Building Industry Association of Washington filed a second amicus brief Monday opposing the state’s tax on capital gains. The Was ...

Last week, a variety of leaders from across the Washington Ag community sent a letter to Governor Jay Inslee, asking that farm and factory food workers move closer to the front of the COVID-19 vaccine line. Saying those workers perform jobs that cannot be done remotely or delayed, leaders from the Washington Farm Bureau, Potato Commission, Cattlemen’s Association and many others said this slight

On Thursday, the Department of the Interior announced it has removed the gray wolf from the endangered species list, signaling a successful recovery under the Endangered Species Act. The gray wolf spent more than four decades on the endangered species list, and federal officials say the population is now thriving in the lower 48 states ...

On Wednesday, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the USDA will look into allegations of price manipulation against the Packers and Stockyards. Perdue announced the investigation after mounting pressure from Congressional members that felt producers were not receiving a fair pay for their cows ...

It was a unique and challenging end to winter for producers across the Northwest.  One of the industries hit the hardest, was livestock, with producers reporting cow and calf losses across the region.  And in early February dairies in the Yakima Valley reported the loss of hundreds of cows.  Despite...

The February storms were very hard on producers across the Northwest, especially livestock producers.  Cattle producers that lost animals during last month’s storm have options to try and offset their losses, but time is running out.   S...

The Washington Cattlemen’s Association is encouraging all member to attend their upcoming county meetings and banquettes.  They call it the Prime Rib Circuit.  Sarah Ryan, Vice President at WCA, said these county meetings are great ways to stay plugged in to issues occurring across the state, or across the nation.   “The e...

For the Washington Cattlemen’s Association, the top legislative issue of the 2019 session is fixing the Livestock ID program.  The Brand Program has been running in the red, to the tune of $500,000 annually, for several years and many in the farming community says it needs a major overhaul.  Sarah Ry...