Advanced Search NCBA, Agriculture Groups Launch Farmers for a Sustainable Future to Highlight Environmental Stewardship

WASHINGTON (Feb. 19, 2020) — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) today joined 20 other national agricultural groups in kicking off Farmers for a Sustainable Future, a coalition of ag organizations committed to environmental and economic sustainability. The coalition was introduced at a news conference on Capitol Hill today. “Today’s launch of the Farmers for a Sustainable Future (FSF) is a defining moment,” said NCBA Vice President, Government Affairs, Ethan Lane, who spoke…

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Ground, barriers broken at Temple Grandin Equine Center

Temple Grandin, the world-renowned professor in Colorado State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and autism advocate, didn’t have an easy road in life. Far from it. “High school was a disaster for me,” she said. “I was always getting picked on.” She recalled the day she reached her breaking point when a student called her a derogatory term. “I chucked a book at her,” Grandin said. ‘Horses saved my life’ That incident got…

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