Beltway Beef Podcast: Meet NCBA’s New Policy Officers

Each week, Beltway Beef brings you the latest policy news affecting the U.S. cattle and beef industry. Hear from subject-matter experts, producers, and industry leaders on the topics that impact the business viability of farms and ranches across the country.

On this episode, we meet NCBA’s new policy division officers including Policy Division Chair Kim Brackett from Idaho and Policy Division Vice Chair Skye Krebs from Oregon. Brackett and Krebs discuss their involvement in the cattle industry, including leadership in state affiliate organizations and national partners like the Public Lands Council. The officers also discuss the policy priorities they are most concerned about including reauthorization of the Farm Bill and pushing back on radical animal rights activists. As public lands ranchers, Brackett and Krebs also discuss some of the unique challenges that Western ranchers face.