The Nationwide Cattlemen’s Beef Affiliation’s (NCBA) government committee authorised the group’s coverage priorities on the 2023 Cattle Trade Conference and NCBA Commerce Present, with a give attention to advancing animal illness preparedness, defending voluntary conservation applications, and defending producers from regulatory overreach.
“Our focus helps to create alternative for America’s cattle producers and combating to ensure the federal authorities doesn’t harm our business,” mentioned NCBA President-Elect Todd Wilkinson. “Cattle producers have been caretakers of the land and livestock for many years and are dedicated to conserving this nation’s pure assets whereas producing high-quality beef.”
NCBA’s coverage priorities
- Securing reauthorization of animal well being provisions within the 2018 Farm Invoice and advocating for expanded funding of the Nationwide Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Financial institution (NAVVCB) to guard towards foot-and-mouth illness (FMD).
- Defending and funding EQIP, CSP and different voluntary conservation applications that incentivize science-based, energetic administration of pure assets.
- Defending the cattle business from regulatory assaults beneath Waters of the USA, the Endangered Species Act, emissions reporting and extra.
“One of many greatest alternatives to assist cattle producers within the coming yr is passing the 2023 Farm Invoice with continued funding in our nationwide vaccine financial institution to guard the U.S. cattle herd from the specter of foot-and-mouth illness. Just lately, we have now seen different nations cope with the realities of animal illness outbreaks. American cattle producers usually are not going to be caught flat-footed – we’re laser-focused on decreasing threat and having the strongest response with a stockpile of vaccines that we have now been build up because the 2018 Farm Invoice,” Wilkinson mentioned.
Be taught extra about NCBA’s 2023 Coverage Priorities right here.
