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Cattlemen to Cattlemen profile: Dave True
A day in the life with a Wyoming cattleman who volunteers his time to help protect his way of life.
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NCBA opposes federal animal ag mandate
Tom Talbot, chairman of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Cattle Health and Well-Being Committee, said despite challenges cattlemen and women face, raising healthy cattle is and always has been a priority.
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NCBA Op-Ed: Defining beef’s future
Last year, we took a big step toward not only putting a stake in the ground to determine where we are, but also setting a course for the future.
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NCBA Op-Ed: Cattlemen defining sustainability
What is sustainable beef? As the saying goes, ask 10 different people and you will get 10 different answers but in my opinion, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In the absence of a definitive definition, the beef industry has an opportunity to shape what this important concept will mean for cattlemen.
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Cow Camp at the Fort Worth Stockyards
The Cow Camp at the Fort Worth Stockyards brings ranching history to life.
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NCBA: Farm Bill balances effectiveness with cutting costs
NCBA Associate Director of Communications Mary Geiger caught up with Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) to chat about the 2012 Farm Bill.
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Registration open for 2012 Cattle Industry Summer Conference
J.D. Alexander, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) president, said cattlemen and women need to register today to attend the 2012 Cattle Industry Summer Conference to secure a spot at what he said will be an action-packed conference.
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NCBA Op-Ed: Ranchers’ rights are being trampled
Livestock grazing is an important part of the rich ranching tradition in America. One need to look no farther than the iconic images of cowboys driving huge herds of cattle across open land to realize how big a part ranching has played in American history.
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NCBA supports USDA proposed comprehensive BSE rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published in the Federal Register a comprehensive rule for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) on March 16, 2012.
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NCBA urges certainty in tax code
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.
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Virginia veterinarian takes reins as chief veterinarian for NCBA
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.
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- Texas ranchers & cattlemen purchase South Texas beef processor
- Glass walls at the packing plant
- Insects. They’re what’s for dinner!
- The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
- Domestic ethanol production starts to grow again
- Drought losses in Oklahoma top $400 million for 2012
