MASTERS OF BEEF ADVOCACY PROGRAM REACHES 20,000 GRADUATES

Beef industry reaches new milestone in grassroots advocacy and education efforts. The Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA) program managed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, hit 20,000 graduates this week. Created in 2009, the MBA program is a free, self-guided online course that provides members of the beef community – from farmers and ranchers to students, supply chain members and consumers – with the tools and resources…

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NCBA Fights for Definitive Labels on Lab-Grown Meat

WASHINGTON (December 1, 2021) — Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) submitted comments to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) related to the labeling of meat or poultry products that contain lab-grown animal cells. NCBA believes that the term “beef” should only be applicable to products derived from livestock raised by farmers and ranchers. As USDA-FSIS works to develop regulatory standards for labeling lab-grown, or cell-cultured, protein…

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2022 Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame inductees and award winners will be honored on Jan. 31, 2022, during the 13th annual banquet, which will precede the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Houston, Texas, Feb. 1-3. The Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame was established in 2009 to honor the exceptional visionary men and women who have made lasting contributions to the cattle-feeding industry. Inductees for 2022 include Tom Jones with Hy-Plains…

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NCBA and PLC Condemn BLM Headquarters Move in the Middle of Historic Crises

WASHINGTON (September 17, 2021) — Today, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) condemned the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) decision to relocate its headquarters to Washington, D.C. amid multiple, historic environmental crises in the western United States. "More than 5.5 million acres of land have burned in catastrophic wildfires so far this year. From Arizona to Minnesota, 14 states are experiencing extreme drought that has thrown thousands of rural communities into…

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Make the Most of Your 2022 Cattle Industry Convention Experience

Opportunities to Get Involved Before February CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Sept. 14, 2021) – The 2022 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show is just around the corner, and there are ways to get involved before the event. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) offers a variety of activities to get more engaged with CattleCon22, which will be held Feb. 1-3, 2022, in Houston. Event Influencer Program The Event Influencer program is designed to give social…

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Agriculture and Forestry Coalition Moves to Defend Gray Wolf Delisting

WASHINGTON (May 21, 2021) – This week, a coalition of agriculture and forestry groups — including the American Farm Bureau Federation, the American Forest Resources Council, the American Sheep Industry Association, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and the Public Lands Council — filed motions in court in defense of delisting the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Three cases filed by environmental and animal welfare groups in the U.S. District Court for…

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NCBA and PLC Pleased To See Ranchers and Farmers’ Input Adopted In 30×30 Guidelines

WASHINGTON (May 6, 2021) – Today, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) recognized the inclusion of agricultural producers' recommendations in the Biden administration's conservation goals report. The report details the administration's approach to conserving 30 percent of the nation's land and waters by the year 2030 — an initiative previously called 30x30 and now dubbed "America the Beautiful." The report lays out a 10-year roadmap for conservation that includes many…

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Cattlemen Support the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021

WASHINGTON (March 10, 2021) – The Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 was introduced this week by U.S. Senator John Thune of South Dakota and U.S. Representatives Sanford Bishop (D-GA) and Jason Smith (R-MO). The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) issued the following statement in support of bipartisan legislation to repeal the federal estate tax, commonly referred to as the death tax.    “The estate tax disproportionately harms cattle producers because with few…

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