Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently announced American poultry producers will have greater market access to Namibia, which will now accept fresh, frozen, and chilled poultry exports from the United States, unlocking a market valued at $15 million. In addition, USDA successfully negotiated the removal of burdensome export and transit permit requirements for processed poultry products—reopening a previously restricted channel.
the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) supports for the USDA plan to strategically reopen key ports of entry to shipments of live cattle, bison, and horses. This decision was made by Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins following a New World screwworm assessment by USDA staff in Mexico and ongoing conversations between Secretary Rollins and the Mexican Secretary of Agriculture. The first port of entry at Douglas, Arizona was opened this week.
The Michigan Cattlemen’s Association (MCA) was pleased to announce that Michigan beef was on display at the White House 4th of July celebration in Washington, D.C. Michigan cattle producer Don Nevill raised some of the high-quality beef that was served to the White House’s guests, a guest list that includes major dignitaries, servicemembers, Cabinet officials, and senior White House staff.
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) thanked President Trump for signing into law the One Big, Beautiful Bill which helps producers protect the industry. According to NPPC, the bill preserves necessary resources to protect the nation’s food supply through foreign animal disease (FAD) prevention, maintains market access programs for U.S. pork, and maintains resources for the feral swine eradication program to protect herd health.
The USPOULTRY Financial Management Seminar welcomed more than 150 poultry industry financial professionals in Amelia Island, Fla. A multidisciplinary slate of speakers delivered an impressive array of knowledge to address the issues faced by finance managers, accountants and other financial professionals.
Anne Ilse Anderson of Austin, Texas will be honored with the Cattlemen’s Beef Board’s fifth annual Beef Checkoff Visionary Award on Tuesday, July 8, during the General Session of the 2025 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San Diego, California. This award recognizes an individual in the beef industry who has demonstrated exemplary support of and commitment to the Checkoff’s goals and vision.
Dairy Business Association will hold its annual Dairy Strong conference in Green Bay on Jan 14-15, 2026. The conference will be held at the KI Convention Center and will focus on how the dairy community continues to lead with purpose—one person, one policy and one farm at a time. Dairy Strong programming will feature timely political updates, insights into the dynamics of producer-processor relationships and strategies to continue to grow a stronger future for dairy through innovation and the latest advancements.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is pleased with key provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill signed by President Trump on Friday that deliver wins for America’s family farmers and ranchers. According to NCBA leadership, the legislation protects farms and ranches from being split up and sold off to pay a high Death Tax bill, protects pro-business tax deductions for cattle producers, lowers taxes overall, and funds programs like the Livestock Forage Disaster Program, Livestock Indemnity Program, voluntary conservation programs, and invests in keeping foreign animal diseases out of the United States.
