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The National Cattlemen's Beef Association's policy division in Washington, D.C. We are marching the halls of Congress fighting on behalf of cattlemen and women.
NCBA in Washington, DC
Joined March 2009
Did you hear about NCBA's big WOTUS win in court? Listen to Chief Environmental Counsel Scott Yager break it down on @OfficialRFDTV
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The latest episode of our Beltway Beef podcast is out now! February is almost gone, and today we recapped President Biden's agency nominees, #NCBA's virtual Winter Reboot Conference, and the comments made by Bill Gates regarding fake meat. Listen here ⬇️ https://t.co/uhXUYtFda1
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NCBA completely supports Tai's nomination to @USTradeRep and looks forward to working with her and her team moving forward.
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At today's confirmation hearing for U.S. Trade Representative nominee Katherine Tai, @SenJohnBarrasso asked a great question on Tai's commitment to work with U.S. producers and promote the benefits of U.S. beef production to the world:
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Secretary Tom Vilsack is in @USDA, see NCBA's Ethan Lane give his take on the confirmation and what that means for cattle producers and programs like CFAP:
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For all those agriculture relief questions this is a great explainer series on the current state-of-play:
We've been getting a lot of questions about the budget reconciliation process happening in Washington, and whether any additional relief may be coming to cattle producers & other folks in agriculture. A quick overview on where things stand ⬇️ (1/2)
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👀There's still time to join NCBA's Winter Reboot! Starting now is the state of industry discussion with @TheColinWoodall and @ethanlassenlane and at 12:30 ET is the Beltway Beef DC issues update. Register here: https://t.co/9UjbZxIREq
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Listen to all the latest livestock hauling and HOS updates with NCBA's Associate Director Of Policy Comms Ashley Willits and Allison Rivera: https://t.co/4o19760f63
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Must read article:
“These cows are my land management tool. It’s a lot easier to work with nature than against it.” Ranchers use science-driven strategies every day to rebuild grasslands and combat climate change. Guess that didn't fit into this week's soundbite, Bill...
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These are serious conversations and they need to be rooted in facts, not old misinformation.
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Bill Gates Fact Check: EPA estimates cattle’s GHG emissions at 2% of US total, 10-50 times lower than other beef producing nations. Efforts to reduce transportation and electricity emissions would have a far greater positive impact.
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ICYMI: Sen. Deb Fischer was on the Beltway Beef podcast discussing cattle markets, labeling, and Sen. Cory Booker. https://t.co/OBdmwWWlqt
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The President’s Day long weekend might be wrapping up but don’t worry, the HOS exemption was extended until May 31, 2021. Thank you @FMCSA More details:
fmcsa.dot.gov
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration February 12, 2021 EXTENSION OF THE EXPANDED MODIFIED EMERGENCY DECLARATION No. 2020-002 UNDER 49 CFR § 390.25
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John is actually on at 2:06 this afternoon! Followed up by Jerry Bohn @BeefUSA. It’s Presidents Day on #AgriTalk!
Be sure to tune in to @agritalk today at 10:06 CT to hear from @NationalCorn President John Linder. John will talk about NCGA priorities, progress on ethanol and his assessment of President Biden thus far.
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Watch NCBA President Jerry Bohn as he speaks with @OfficialRFDTV on legislation that will help producer profitability going forward:
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Catch up on everything NCBA's Government Affairs team has been busy working on the past few weeks! Listen to updates on CFAP, hour-of-service, and why all of a sudden, everyone wants to be on the Transportation and Infrastructure committees: https://t.co/rqiZoEzK5v
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Thank you Chairman @repdavidscott for securing critical overtime fee relief for small meat processors. Your leadership in this budget reconciliation will help cattle and beef producers keep grocery stores stocked. Let's get this over the finish line! https://t.co/SLClRIcUag
agriculture.house.gov
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NCBA's 2021 Policy Priorities are now out, with the main focus being to advocate for a business climate which increases opportunities for producer profitability across the board. Learn more: https://t.co/1VoY5dxtz8
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Congratulations Jerry! 👏
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