Beltway Beef

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Colin Woodall previews the upcoming Legislative Conference, which will be held April 10-12 in Washington, DC.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Colin Woodall previews the upcoming Legislative Conference, which will be held April 10-12 in Washington, DC. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Allison Cooke discusses this afternoon's U.S. House passage of an omnibus spending bill that includes a fix for the CERCLA/Superfund issue, an ELD delay through Sept. 30, and more for cattle producers. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill soon, so visit www.BeefUSA.org to contact your Senators today!

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA's Allison Cooke discusses this afternoon's U.S. House passage of an omnibus spending bill that includes a fix for the CERCLA/Superfund issue, an ELD delay through Sept. 30, and more for cattle producers. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill soon, so visit www.BeefUSA.org to contact your Senators today! (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

Beltway Beef: Allison Cooke Discusses Today's New 90-Day ELD Delay No Music by The National Cattlemen's Beef Association's policy division in Washington, D.C. We are marching the halls of Congress fighting on behalf of cattlemen and women.

(Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, we're joined by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota. Sen. Rounds is Chairman of the Senate's Environment and Public Work's Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight. Chairman Rounds today held a hearing about S. 2421, the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method (FARM) Act, which would prevent animal ag operations from being regulated as if they were toxic Superfund sites under the CERCLA law. Chairman Rounds, a graduate of South Dakota State University, also discusses his SDSU Jackrabbits making it to the NCAA basketball tournament for the third straight year, as well as where to find the best steaks in the Mount Rushmore State.

In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, we're joined by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota. Sen. Rounds is Chairman of the Senate's Environment and Public Work's Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight. Chairman Rounds today held a hearing about S. 2421, the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method (FARM) Act, which would prevent animal ag operations from being regulated as if they were toxic Superfund sites under the CERCLA law. Chairman Rounds, a graduate of South Dakota State University, also discusses his SDSU Jackrabbits this week making it to the NCAA basketball tournament for the third straight year, as well as where to find the best steaks in the Mount Rushmore State. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

(Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

Beltway Beef: Allison Cooke Discusses Senate Committee Passage ADUFA Reauthorization(No Music) by The National Cattlemen's Beef Association's policy division in Washington, D.C. We are marching the halls of Congress fighting on behalf of cattlemen and women.

In today's Beltway Beef podcast, we try three fake-meat burgers at a DC restaurant, NCBA's Danielle Beck discusses what needs to be done on the issue from a policy standpoint, and how the products we tasted compare to real beef burgers. Be sure to stay tuned for the very special cameo / food review by Ethan Lane of NCBA and the Public Lands Council.

In today's Beltway Beef podcast, we try three fake-meat burgers at a DC restaurant, NCBA's Danielle Beck discusses what needs to be done on the issue from a policy standpoint, and how the products we tasted compare to real beef burgers. Be sure to stay tuned for the very special cameo / food review by Ethan Lane of NCBA and the Public Lands Council. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

BREAKING: Ten Republicans and ten Democrats in the U.S. Senate have introduced legislation that would prevent farms, ranches, and other agricultural operations from having to report livestock manure data under CERCLA, the law that governs toxic Superfund sites. In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA Chief Environmental Counsel Scott Yager discusses the legislation and looks ahead to next steps, including what ranchers and farmers can do to push for passage.

BREAKING: Ten Republicans and ten Democrats in the U.S. Senate have introduced legislation that would prevent farms, ranches, and other agricultural operations from having to report livestock manure data under CERCLA, the law that governs toxic Superfund sites. In this week's Beltway Beef podcast, NCBA Chief Environmental Counsel Scott Yager discusses the legislation and looks ahead to next steps, including what ranchers and farmers can do to push for passage. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

Beltway Beef: Wyoming Rancher Niels Hansen Discusses His U.S. Senate Testimony - No Music by The National Cattlemen's Beef Association's policy division in Washington, D.C. We are marching the halls of Congress fighting on behalf of cattlemen and women.

(Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

This week, Kent Bacus, NCBA's Director of International Trade and Market Access, discusses news reports that the 11 nations that moved forward without the United States on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have reached a final agreement. Bacus also discusses his upcoming trip to this week's round of NAFTA negotiations in Montreal.

(Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

This week, NCBA's Chief Environmental Counsel Scott Yager discusses the looming deadline facing agricultural producers who may very soon have their farms and ranches regulated as if they were toxic Superfund sites. Find out what you can do to build support for a legislative fix, and follow us on Twitter at @BeltwayBeef for the latest developments. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)

This week, NCBA's Chief Environmental Counsel Scott Yager discusses the looming deadline facing agricultural producers who may very soon have their farms and ranches regulated as if they were toxic Superfund sites. Find out what you can do to build support for a legislative fix, and follow us on Twitter at @BeltwayBeef for the latest developments. (Music credit: "Turbo Tornado" by Admiral Bob, used via a Creative Commons license.)