Tag: NCBA
Jul 29
USDA Extends Comment Period for Sweeping Packers and Stockyards Rule by Only 15 Days
Today, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Senior Director of Government Affairs Tanner Beymer released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture extending the 60-day comment period for their latest Packers and Stockyards proposed rule, “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets,” by only 15 days: “Cattle markets are immensely complicated and USDA is planning to make sweeping …
Nov 22
NCBA Welcomes Comment Extension for Packers and Stockyards Act Rulemaking
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a 45-day extension of the comment period for the proposed rule titled, “Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act.” The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) welcomed the extension while urging USDA to proceed in a cautious, deliberative manner. “While we appreciate the additional …
Nov 21
Wisconsin Singer Wins 10th Annual National Anthem Contest
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announces that Franki Moscato of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is the winner of the 10th annual National Anthem Contest, sponsored by Norbrook®. Moscato will sing the “Star-Spangled Banner” at the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans during the Opening General Session as well as at the …
Nov 21
NCBA and PLC Denounce ESA Listing of Lesser Prairie Chicken
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) announced their opposition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) final rule to list the lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act. “Over and over the science has proven that healthy, diverse rangelands – the exact kind of landscape maintained by …
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