…with a series of videos from Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. that bring the BQA program to life by highlighting how cattle farmers and ranchers across the country raise cattle under BQA…
NCBA Statement on Beef Labeling Practices
(NCBA) — National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Vice President, Government Affairs, Ethan Lane, released the following statement in response to a letter from U.S. Sens. John Thune (S.D.) and Mike…
NCBA Applauds Introduction of Hours of Service Legislation
Classic Peterbilt Semi-Truck pulling a Cattle Trailer along a rural Oregon Highway. Credit: Everett Media / Shutterstock.com (NCBA) — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) applauded the introduction of bipartisan…
Cattlemen Applaud Introduction of Real MEAT Act of 2019
Bill Aims to Combat Deceptive Labeling of Plant-Based Fake Meat (NCBA) — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) applauded the bipartisan introduction of the Real MEAT (Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully)…
Preventing Horn Growth in Dairy Cows Through Genome Editing
…absence of horns is a naturally occurring genetic variant, or allele, which is seen in other cattle breeds such as Angus. The report shows that bringing the hornless allele into…
FACT Grants Available for Livestock and Poultry Farmers
…throughout the U.S. who raise beef cattle, broiler chickens, dairy cows, laying hens, and other livestock. This year there will be three types of FACT’s 2019 Fund-a-Farmer Grants. The certification…
The Reality of the Beef Checkoff
by Greg Hanes, CEO, Cattlemen’s Beef Board Greg Hanes CEO, Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB-Oct. 9, 2019) — In the few months since I took the helm as CEO of the…
Registration Opens for Massive 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show
…quickly. Annual meetings of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, American National CattleWomen, CattleFax and National Cattlemen’s Foundation will be held at this event. Thousands of cattle…
NCBA Exposes Relationship of OCM and HSUS
Credit: Lakeview Images / Shutterstock.com WASHINGTON (NCBA-Oct. 3, 2017) — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Vice President of Government Affairs, Ethan Lane, released the following statement in response to…
Sugar Beets Show Strong Potential as Livestock Feed
…highest in the world. It’s also known that fodder beets and their cousin sugar beets have very high nutritional value for dairy cattle, it’s been demonstrated in other locations,” said…
NCBA President Jennifer Houston Testifies on State of Cattle Industry
WASHINGTON (NCBA-Sept. 25, 2019) — Jennifer Houston, President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), testified about the current state of the cattle industry before the U.S. Senate Committee on…
NCBA Announces Leadership Changes
DENVER (NCBA-Sept. 18, 2019) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced two significant leadership changes. Colin Woodall The NCBA Executive Committee of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association confirmed Colin…
Specialty Crops Bolstered Top-Ten Commodity Cash Receipts in 2018
…cash receipts for last year. The industry overall received almost $50 million, which is up from 2017’s adjusted totals. Grapes, cattle/calves, tomatoes, and oranges all saw an increase in revenues last…
Cattle Industry Requests Better Price Transparency
…together to address price concerns. “In the weeks following the event, U.S. cattle producers have witnessed unprecedented disruption in the cattle marketplace,” the letter stated. “Two separate Cattle Industry Summits…