International trade, cattle payment efficiency and herd health were among the key policy issues members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association approved as resolutions during the Cattle Industry Convention last week in Nashville. Regarding international trade, a resolution was passed that codified NCBA support of a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that removes tariff and non-tariff trade barriers for U.S. beef to …
NCBA Priorities Include Justice and Transportation
Two of the top policy concerns for National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in 2012 involve justice and transportation issues. The Equal Access to Justice Act is one issue that many may not be familiar with – I know I wasn’t. NCBA Government Affairs Vice President Colin Woodall explains. “This is a long-standing government program that was put in place to allow …
NCBA CEO Sees Strong Momentum for Cattle Industry
The CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association sees the current status of the cattle industry as the opportunity of a lifetime. “There’s a whole lot of market signals in place for growth in this industry,” Forrest Roberts said in his report to the NCBA membership during the annual business meeting at the Cattle Industry Convention on Saturday morning. “NCBA …
NAFB President at Cattle Industry Convention
National Association of Farm Broadcasting president and poet laureate Tom Steever of Brownfield Ag News impressed the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention with yet another of his original poems. Like he did at the American Farm Bureau convention, Tom wowed the crowd in his own special way. His poetic composition for the cattle industry was on the timely topic of dust …
Pioneer Sees Strong 2011 Results for Plenish Soybeans
Dupont’s Pioneer Hi-Bred is reporting strong seed performance for Plenish high oleic soybean varieties despite challenging growing conditions in 2011. “I’ve had great success with Plenish high oleic soybeans,” said John Motter, director, United Soybean Board and chair of the Ohio Soybean Council. “During this year’s harvest my Plenish soybeans yielded higher than my overall farm average at 55 bushels …
USDA to Mark 150th Anniversary at 2012 Outlook Forum
Eight former agriculture secretaries will help celebrate the 150th anniversary of USDA as they participate in a historic plenary panel at the 2012 Agricultural Outlook Forum, which will be held Feb. 23-24, 2012, in Arlington, Va. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will give the keynote address at the forum and moderate the panel which will feature any and all of the …
Meet the New NCBA Officer Team
Meet the new officers of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. From left to right, they are: President J.D. Alexander from Pilger, Nebraska; President-Elect Scott George from Cody, Wyoming; and Vice President Bob McCan of Victoria, Texas. We already heard from J.D. and now immediate past president Bill Donald, but below is the audio from J.D.’s executive committee report at the …
Cattle Industry Convention Attendence Tops 8,100
They were excited yesterday when attendance at the Cattle Industry Convention beat the old record of 6,862. But people just kept coming in and registering on-site after that – adding at least another 1200 to the total by Friday afternoon. The last I checked, attendance was over 8,100. People were still signing up when I passed through the registration area …
Top Environmental Stewardship Award Goes to PA Farm
The Masonic Village Farm of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania was named the top winner of the 21st annual National Cattlemen’s Foundation Environmental Stewardship Awards at the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show in Nashville this week. The Masonic Village Farm, which has been in operation for more than 100 years, raises 180 cow/calf pairs, maintains a …
Cattle Industry Guess Whose Boots?
We haven’t played the Guess Whose Boots? game in a long time here on AgWired, but since I have been taking lots of photos of boots here at the Cattle Industry Convention, we decided it must be time. I have been taking random boot photos but the owner of the boots in this picture is known to the AgWired audience …