Beltway Beef

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, Ethan Lane of NCBA and the Public Lands Council gives an update on efforts on Capitol Hill to modernize the Endangered Species Act and reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) as Congress tries to wrap up its business before hitting the campaign trail in a couple of weeks.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, Ethan Lane of NCBA and the Public Lands Council gives an update on efforts on Capitol Hill to modernize the Endangered Species Act and reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) as Congress tries to wrap up its business before hitting the campaign trail in a couple of weeks. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Colin Woodall previews the issues facing Congress as they look to finish up their legislative work ahead of the looming 2018 mid-term elections. Unfinished business includes the Farm Bill, Hours of Service rules, and Endangered Species Act modernization.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Colin Woodall previews the issues facing Congress as they look to finish up their legislative work ahead of the looming 2018 mid-term elections. Unfinished business includes the Farm Bill, Hours of Service rules, and Endangered Species Act modernization. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

From a new NAFTA outlook to aid for agriculture, trade grabbed headlines this week. In this edition of Beltway Beef, NCBA's Director of International Trade Kent Bacus breaks down the latest trade developments for the beef industry and discusses NCBA's support for the Administration's long-term vision.

From a new NAFTA outlook to aid for agriculture, trade grabbed headlines this week. In this edition of Beltway Beef, NCBA's Director of International Trade Kent Bacus breaks down the latest trade developments for the beef industry and discusses NCBA's support for the Administration's long-term vision. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's podcast, NCBA's Chief Environmental Counsel Scott Yager explains why producers in 26 states are facing a "zombie" WOTUS and hits back against fear-mongering by radical environmental groups.

In this week's podcast, NCBA's Chief Environmental Counsel Scott Yager explains why producers in 26 states are facing a "zombie" WOTUS and hits back against fear-mongering by radical environmental groups. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's podcast, we talk to NCBA's Senior Director of Sustainability, Ashley McDonald, about NCBA's efforts to engage consumers and producers in the sustainability conversation and demonstrate “continuous improvement.” Ashley explains how the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef is at the forefront of that effort through the development of a sustainability framework, a draft set of resources for the entire beef community that recently underwent a 60-day public comment period.

In this week's podcast, we talk to NCBA's Senior Director of Sustainability, Ashley McDonald, about NCBA's efforts to engage consumers and producers in the sustainability conversation and demonstrate “continuous improvement.” Ashley explains how the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef is at the forefront of that effort through the development of a sustainability framework, a draft set of resources for the entire beef community that recently underwent a 60-day public comment period. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

On August 6, 1968, the Public Lands Council was officially established. Exactly 50 years later, Ethan Lane returns to the spot where the idea of PLC was first set in motion - the historic Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington - to discuss PLC's legacy and the group's upcoming 50th Annual Meeting in Park City, Utah. Visit www.PublicLandsCouncil.org to register.

On August 6, 1968, the Public Lands Council was officially established. Exactly 50 years later, Ethan Lane returns to the spot where the idea of PLC was first set in motion - the historic Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington - to discuss PLC's legacy and the group's upcoming 50th Annual Meeting in Park City, Utah. Visit www.PublicLandsCouncil.org to register. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's podcast, NCBA's Vice President, Membership and Communications, John Robinson discusses this week's Summer Business Meeting in Denver, the value of NCBA membership, and the upcoming Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans.

In this week's podcast, NCBA's Vice President, Membership and Communications, John Robinson discusses this week's Summer Business Meeting in Denver, the value of NCBA membership, and the upcoming Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's podcast, Public Lands Council President and fourth-generation Utah rancher Dave Eliason and third-generation Montana rancher John Helle discuss their testimony before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Interior, Energy, and the Environment. At a hearing about grazing on public lands, Eliason and Helle testified about their experiences with how radical political groups have "weaponized" many environmental laws.

In this week's podcast, Public Lands Council President and fourth-generation Utah rancher Dave Eliason and third-generation Montana rancher John Helle discuss their testimony before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Interior, Energy, and the Environment. At a hearing about grazing on public lands, Eliason and Helle testified about their experiences with how radical political groups have "weaponized" many environmental laws. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's podcast, Ethan Lane of NCBA and the Public Lands Council interviews Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead right after the Governor's testimony before the U.S. Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee's hearing on Chairman John Barrasso's Endangered Species Act Amendments.

In this week's podcast, Ethan Lane of NCBA and the Public Lands Council interviews Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead right after the Governor's testimony before the U.S. Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee's hearing on Chairman John Barrasso's Endangered Species Act Amendments. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

Fresh off testifying at the FDA's Fake Meat hearing, NCBA's Danielle Beck discusses how the hearing went, why USDA should have jurisdiction over Fake Meat, and where the process goes from here.

Fresh off testifying at the FDA's Fake Meat hearing, NCBA's Danielle Beck discusses how the hearing went, why USDA should have jurisdiction over Fake Meat, and where the process goes from here. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

Listen to NCBA's Danielle Beck deliver her testimony at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's hearing on who should have regulatory jurisdiction of lab-grown #FakeMeat. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Kent Bacus toasts America and takes the edge off with some fine Kentucky bourbon while discussing new, higher tariffs on U.S. beef exports to Canada and China, as well as how Mexico's recent presidential election could affect ongoing NAFTA talks.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Kent Bacus toasts America and takes the edge off with some fine Kentucky bourbon while discussing new, higher tariffs on U.S. beef exports to Canada and China, as well as how Mexico's recent presidential election could affect ongoing NAFTA talks. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's podcast, NCBA's Allison Rivera discusses the U.S. Senate's passage of the Farm Bill, 86-11, the rejection of an anti-checkoff amendment offered by U.S. Sens. Mike Lee and Cory Booker, and where we go from here after next week's 4th of July recess.

In this week's podcast, NCBA's Allison Rivera discusses the U.S. Senate's passage of the Farm Bill, 86-11, the rejection of an anti-checkoff amendment offered by U.S. Sens. Mike Lee and Cory Booker, and where we go from here after next week's 4th of July recess. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Director of International Trade and Market Access, Kent Bacus, provides an update on the renegotiation of NAFTA and a possible looming trade war with China, and discusses what it all may mean for America's cattle producers.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Director of International Trade and Market Access, Kent Bacus, provides an update on the renegotiation of NAFTA and a possible looming trade war with China, and discusses what it all may mean for America's cattle producers. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Allison Rivera discusses the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry's markup and 20-1 approval of the 2018 Farm Bill, and what it means for America's cattle and beef producers.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Allison Rivera discusses the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry's markup and 20-1 approval of the 2018 Farm Bill, and what it means for America's cattle and beef producers. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's President-elect Jennifer Houston and 2018 YCC Chairman Will Mayfield discuss this year's cross-country trip, and how other young producers can hop on board next year.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's President-elect Jennifer Houston and 2018 YCC Chairman Will Mayfield discuss this year's cross-country trip, and how other young producers can hop on board next year. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, Ethan Lane of NCBA and the Public Lands Council discusses PLC's "Grouseroots" campaign. He also talks about PLC's Request for Proposals (RFPs) for its Endowment Trust and previews the group's 50th Anniversary annual meeting, which will be held in Park City, Utah, in September.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, Ethan Lane of NCBA and the Public Lands Council discusses PLC's "Grouseroots" campaign. He also talks about PLC's Request for Proposals (RFPs) for its Endowment Trust and previews the group's 50th Anniversary annual meeting, which will be held in Park City, Utah, in September. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Allison Rivera discusses this week's introduction of the Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act (TLAAS), which would affect Hours of Service rules for livestock haulers.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Allison Rivera discusses this week's introduction of the Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act (TLAAS), which would affect Hours of Service rules for livestock haulers. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Executive Director of Government Affairs Allison Cooke today issued this statement in response to the vote on H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, in the House of Representatives.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA CEO Kendal Frazier discusses the dangers of the proposed Brat-Blumenauer amendment to the 2018 Farm Bill, which is being debated in the U.S. House of Representatives this week. Click here to contact your Member of Congress in opposition to the Brat-Blumenauer amendment: http://cqrcengage.com/beefusa/app/onestep-write-a-letter?5&engagementId=476713

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA CEO Kendal Frazier discusses the dangers of the proposed Brat-Blumenauer amendment to the 2018 Farm Bill, which is being debated in the U.S. House of Representatives this week. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Director of Government Affairs, Danielle Beck, discusses language in the U.S. House Agriculture Appropriations bill that would give the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture jurisdiction over lab-grown "meat" products. She also discusses similar measures moving on the state legislative level in Missouri and Minnesota.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Director of Government Affairs, Danielle Beck, discusses language in the U.S. House Agriculture Appropriations bill that would give the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture jurisdiction over lab-grown "meat" products. She also discusses similar measures moving on the state legislative level in Missouri and Minnesota.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Ashley McDonald talks about the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef's release of its National Framework for Beef Sustainability.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Ashley McDonald talks about the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef's release of its National Framework for Beef Sustainability. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

Beltway Beef April 26 Michael Kelsey Oklahoma Wildfires (No Music) by National Cattlemen's Beef Association

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In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Allison Cooke discusses the 2018 Farm Bill, which was marked up and approved by the U.S. House Agriculture Committee yesterday.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Allison Cooke discusses the 2018 Farm Bill, which was marked up and approved by the U.S. House Agriculture Committee yesterday. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, Danielle Beck discusses the comments that NCBA filed today with the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the labeling and regulatory jurisdiction of fake meat. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, Danielle Beck discusses the comments that NCBA filed today with the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the labeling and regulatory jurisdiction of fake meat.

In this special Breaking News edition of Beltway Beef, NCBA's Kent Bacus discusses the proposed 25% Chinese tariff increase on American-produced beef, and what U.S. producers can do to influence the decision making process from here.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Director of International Trade and Market Access, Kent Bacus, discusses the latest developments on access to China, the renegotiation of NAFTA, an agreement in principle with South Korea, and tariffs on American beef in Japan. And as a new baseball season gets underway, Bacus also makes his much-anticipated prediction for who will win the 2018 World Series.