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NCBA Op-Ed: ADUFA/AGDUFA reauthorization advances in the House
Similar to human drugs, we have in place a process for ensuring that animal drugs distributed in our country are safe and effective. Keeping our animals healthy is crucial in insuring our own health.
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YSA members gain insight into agribusiness, retail industries
The 2013 KLA Young Stockmen’s Academy (YSA) gathered for its second educational tour of the year this week. The group, consisting of 18 KLA members from across the state, spent three days in Kansas City learning more about the agribusiness and retail beef industries.
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NCBA statement on USDA issuing a final rule on MCOOL
The following is a statement from NCBA President Scott George, a Cody, Wyo. dairy and cattle producer, regarding Thursday's announcement that the USDA issued a final rule regarding the Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Rule.
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NCBA program and New Holland to answer producer questions
NCBA's Cattlemen to Cattlemen LIVE will also include membership drive with special New Holland incentives.
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NCBA Op-Ed: EPA’s data sharing incident a debacle
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding yet another chapter to the dismal saga of its strained relationship with American agriculture.
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House Agriculture Committee moves forward on Farm Bill
After a lengthy discussion, the House Agriculture Committee cleared its version of the 2013 Farm Bill during a markup session which ended late Wednesday night. The House markup follows the Senate Agriculture Committee’s much briefer markup of its farm bill Tuesday.
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Senate Agriculture Committee completes Farm Bill markup
With the Senate Agriculture Committee markup of the 2013 Farm Bill completed, farmers and ranchers now look toward the House Agriculture Committee markup of its version of the bill, scheduled for May 15.
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NCBA: Immigration reform, border security benefits beef industry
NCBA members have made immigration reform one of the organization’s key issues for my term as president, so I have been pleased to see our elected officials also take it up as a priority.
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March beef export volume down, value up compared to a year ago
March exports of U.S. beef were down in volume from a year ago but edged slightly higher in value.
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FUELS Act will provide relief from overreaching EPA regs
When I talk to farmers and ranchers who run small operations in my congressional district in Arkansas, they consistently tell me how regulations from Washington hurt their bottom line.
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NCBA: EPA continues to release producers' personal information
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is appalled to learn that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to illegally release information on cattle operations to the activist groups Earth Justice, the Pew Charitable Trust and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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- Commentary: New rules un-COOL
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
- NASA backs 3D food printer to feed growing population
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
