Beltway Beef

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.)