From the White House to Capitol Hill to federal agencies, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association policy team is engaged on every issue that could possibly impact a cattle operation.
As cattle producers gathered in New Orleans for the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show Tuesday, Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane gathered his policy team for a policy issues update to share the latest information on taxes, cattle markets, conservation, Waters of the U.S., animal health, trade, infrastructure, and more. “We have a lot of issues that we deal with for the cattle industry and all of our team members are subject matter experts on those issues,” said Lane.
Left to right next to Lane on stage are Allison Rivera Executive Director, Government Affairs; NCBA Chief Veterinarian Kathy Simmons; Kent Bacus Executive Director, Government Affairs; Tanner Beymer, Senior Director for Government Affairs; Kaitlynn Glover, NCBA Executive Director of Natural Resources and Executive Director of the Public Lands Council; Mary-Thomas Hart, Environmental Counsel; Sigrid Johannes, Associate Director for the Public Lands Council and NCBA Natural Resources. Each one provided a brief update on their area, Monday morning staff meeting style.
2023 CattleCon DC Issues Update (1:42:58)In this interview, Lane gives an overview of some top policy priorities in the new Congress this year.
2023 CattleCon interview with Ethan Lane, NCBA (10:26)
2023 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show Photo Album