Category: ncba
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Increase
I see the shills for the big meat packers are backing the beef checkoff increase.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1052277720080210">Cattle group votes to beef up marketing fee</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Cattle producers voted this weekend to increase the fee that they pay to finance the "Beef, It's What's For Dinner" advertising campaign and other programs, because inflation and other…
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Checkoff Changes
Damn computers, I had a whole big commentary wrote up and the damn computer ate it. Sorry I can't recreate it.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/12/22/news/state/52-cattlemen.txt">Cattlemen propose changes in federal beef checkoff law</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Cattle producers in Nebraska and other states are pushing for what would be the first significant changes to the national beef checkoff program…
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Represent
<a href="http://www.farmandranchguide.com/articles/2007/11/08/ag_news/letters_and_editorial/letter14.txt">Who does <acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym> represent – U.S. cattlemen or packers?</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>What should an independent cattle producer believe about the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (<acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym>)?<br />n<br />nI recently received a letter from the <acronym title="National…
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Border Ruling
I know I am a little behind on this one but life sometimes gets in the way of things. The <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> <a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2007/09/0247.xml">has approved</a> the import of Canadian cattle over 30 months of age into the US. This is, to say…
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COOL
I've been staying out of the recent fray about <acronym title="Country of Origin Labeling">COOL</acronym> being waged by <acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym>, AMI, R-Calf, and <acronym title="United States Cattleman's Association">USCA</acronym>. I've been really busy and haven't wanted to deal with the situation. The law is here and I have…
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Out Of Touch
You might remember that I commented the other day on the results of the <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/2431-Checkoff-Survey.html">Beef Checkoff survey</a>. Now I see something that proves some people are out of touch with producers.<br />n<br />nIt appears the Montana Stock Growers Association (MSGA) thinks that the <a href="http://www.theprairiestar.com/articles/2007/02/03/ag_news/local_and_regional_news/local03.txt">Beef Checkoff fee should be raised to $2 dollars from…
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Beef Checkoff News
<a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?ContentId=67537" >Jolley: The Checkoff – Two Decades Of Sleeping At The Financial Switch</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Beef industry leaders met in Kansas City this summer to take a fresh look at the Beef Checkoff program. The 17-member industry-wide Beef Checkoff Task Force established their mission this way: “to review, study and recommend enhancements to the Beef…
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NCBA Grows A Set
<a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=44862"><acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym>: Cattlemen Favor Ban On Japanese Beef, Additional Sanctions</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>In action taken today, the Executive Committee of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (<acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym>) voted unanimously to support retaliatory measures hinging on the immediate…
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NAIS and The NCBA
Some real interesting news about National Animal Identification System (<acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym>) over at my other site. <a href="http://www.noanimalid.com/archives/49-Im-Confused.html">Go check it out</a> if you want to see how the <acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym> is just jumping on the bandwagon I advocated months ago. It's interesting.<br />n<br…