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NCBA supports USDA proposed comprehensive BSE rule

05/16/2012 10:13:36 AM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published in the Federal Register a comprehensive rule for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) on March 16, 2012. ... Full story.

NCBA urges certainty in tax code

05/11/2012 12:33:20 PM
NCBA President J.D. Alexander submitted comments on May 10 on behalf of NCBA to the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures regarding expiring tax provisions. ... Full story.

Virginia veterinarian takes reins as chief veterinarian for NCBA

05/07/2012 1:21:24 PM
After spending 27 years practicing veterinary medicine, one year as a congressional fellow and more than 11 years managing her family’s cow-calf operation, Kathy Simmons, D.V.M., started a new role as chief veterinarian for the NCBA. ... Full story.

Conservation a priority during farm bill season

04/28/2012 5:30:00 AM
It’s planting season in Iowa. It’s baseball season across the nation. Grilling season is around the corner. ... Full story.

House bill introduced to stop EPA manipulation of Clean Water Act

04/27/2012 1:55:00 PM
“The problem with EPA is accountability. This administration has made clear its preference to use guidance documents as opposed to going through the rulemaking process." ... Full story.

Obama administration pulls on-farm youth labor rule

04/27/2012 9:23:50 AM
Citing concerns raised in “thousands of comments,” the U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday evening it will withdraw its proposed rule regarding youth in agriculture. ... Full story.

NCBA: Amendment passes to limit authority under Clean Water Act

04/26/2012 3:47:15 PM
Congressman Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) offered an amendment during markup of the 2013 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill to prevent an unprecedented expansion of authority under the Clean Water Act (CWA). ... Full story.

Paterson named to coordinate NCBA producer education program

04/25/2012 4:35:00 PM
John Paterson, Ph.D., a cattle producer and well-known beef cattle extension specialist has joined the NCBA as the organization’s executive director for producer education. ... Full story.

NCBA comments on BSE case confirmed by USDA test

04/24/2012 3:13:00 PM
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Cattle Health and Well-being Committee Chairman Tom Talbot issued the following statement regarding the USDA's confirmation of an atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a dairy cow in central California. ... Full story.

Livestock groups concerned with animal production mandates

04/18/2012 4:16:59 PM
Lawmakers and representatives from animal agriculture joined forces to educate nearly 100 people about the deliberate emphasis farmers and ranchers place on caring for the health and well-being of their animals. ... Full story.

NCBA Op-Ed: Fear not the Ides of March

04/05/2012 4:46:13 PM
I’m not one who typically quotes Shakespearean literature but one thing I remember from high school is Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, where the soothsayer utters these ominous words to Caesar: “Beware the Ides of March.” ... Full story.

NCBA Op-Ed: Time has come to end the destructive Death Tax

03/30/2012 3:30:00 PM
Yesterday, I joined with 34 of my Senate colleagues to introduce the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act (S 2242). ... Full story.
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