NCBA Concerned with District Court Decision to Let Harmful WOTUS Rule Stand
WASHINGTON | The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) expressed strong disappointment in a decision by the U.S. District Court in...
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Politics & Ag Policy
Contradictions & Conflicting Goals in Food & Energy Policy
This Ag Spotlight episode addresses Contradictions & Conflicting Goals in Food & Energy Policy, identifying areas that need more clarity and
USDA to host Data Users’ Meeting to gather public input on statistical programs
WASHINGTON | The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will hold its biannual Data Users’...
“Unitum Stamus” for Soy & 399 Other Ag-Related Groups Seeking Favorable Farm Bill Budget
Washington, D.C. | The American Soybean Association is among 400 farm and industry groups signed onto a letter shared with congressional...
RFID by 2023
BILLINGS, MT | There’s nothing wrong with using radio frequency identification or RFID eartags. Let me repeat that: There’s nothing wrong...
Ranch Group Praises Bipartisan, Bicameral Reintroduction of Checkoff Reform Legislation
Billings, Mont. | Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Kirsten Gillibrand...
NCBA Condemns House and Senate Bills Aimed at “Checkoff Reform”
WASHINGTON | Legislation introduced in the House and Senate represents nothing more than another attempt to allow activists to dictate to...
Don’t miss this outstanding lineup of speakers at the annual Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit
WASHINGTON (AgPR) | You won’t want to miss the “must-attend” policy event of the year. Register now for the 2023 Agri-Pulse Ag & Food...
FDA Guidance On Plant-Based Beverages’ Use of Dairy Terms is a First Step
ARLINGTON, VA | In response to FDA guidance on plant-based beverages, which guides manufacturers of plant-based beverages to disclose...
From Congress to Courtrooms NCBA is Defending You
Centennial, CO | Cattlemen and women across the United States face turbulent times. The return of long standing issues like “Waters of...
NASDA members push for intentional, inclusive policymaking over patchwork citizen suit settlements
ARLINGTON, Va. | Today at the 2023 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Winter Policy Conference, state agriculture...
Don’t Make U.S. Cattle Production Dependent on Communist China
BILLINGS, MT | Whether you’re a cattle producer, beef consumer or a patriotic citizen, this should interest you. Consider what America...
U.S. Dairy Praises USTR Move to Hold Canada Responsible for USMCA Violations
ARLINGTON, VA | The National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council commended today’s announcement that the U.S....
This Land is Our Land… right?
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy sits down with Ben Burr of Blue Ribbon Coalition to talk about property rights issues.
When Will America Start Thinking for Herself Again?
Not long ago our all-knowing government agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture or USDA, first proposed to require all farm animals to...
Biome Makers And Kimitec's MAAVi Innovation Center Announce A Strategic Alliance
Davis, California | Biome Makers, a global leader in biological soil analyses and microbiology, announces a new alliance with Kimitec's...
TEGMA Elects Officers for 2023
Kansas City, MO | TEGMA members have elected Wyatt Brummer, vice president-western rail grains, The Scoular Company, as Chairman. The...
NCBA Sues Biden Administration to Overturn Lesser Prairie Chicken Listing
WASHINGTON | The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has filed a Notice of Intent to sue the Department of the Interior and the...
“You can’t farm that puddle!” Could this be coming to your farm?
This week North American Ag Spotlight's Chrissy Wozniak speaks with American Farm Bureau Federation's Courtney Briggs.
R-CALF USA: New RFID Proposal Is for Benefit of Multinational Beef Packers
Billings, Mont. | The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Protection Service (APHIS) published a proposed rule...
NCBA Statement on USDA Proposed Traceability Rule
WASHINGTON | National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President-Elect Todd Wilkinson, a South Dakota cattle producer and chairman of...
How to Diversify Your Workforce Talent Pools with Intention (and Maximize Results)
MILWAUKEE – If you feel like there are fewer workers to be found these days, rest assured, you are correct. A decrease in the rate of...
Poof! There Goes Your Liberty
You’ve all heard that silence is golden, and that all that is needed for evil to prevail is for good men and women to do nothing. So,...
2023: The Year for MCOOL
New Year’s question: What do various organizations with membership comprised of Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals,...
AFBF Files Legal Challenge to New WOTUS Rule
WOTUS | American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on AFBF’s legal challenge to the new Waters of the United...
NCBA Announces Lawsuit Against Biden Administration WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON (January 19, 2022) | Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) filed a lawsuit against the Environmental...
Don’t Tell Farmers How to Farm, with Jake Leguee
Don't tell farmers how to farm. This week Chrissy visits with third generation farmer Jake Leguee for why top down government strategies
American Farm Bureau Establishes 2023 Policies
Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 104th Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization’s...
CNH Industrial brand New Holland collaborates with Microsoft & Touchcast at CES 2023 with metaverse
LAS VEGAS | New Holland Agriculture, a brand of global capital goods company CNH Industrial, has reached beyond its core farming audience...
Beware Mandatory RFID in 2023
Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA Billings, MT. | First, a bit of history on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA's)...
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