From Congress to Courtrooms NCBA is Defending You

February 22, 2023 - By Todd Wilkinson, NCBA President
Today, cattlemen and women across the United States face turbulent times. The return of long standing issues like “Waters of the United States,” a...

Op-Ed: Where's the Beef?

July 9, 2021 - America’s meat supply is a matter of national security. If we don’t control our own food supply, then we don’t control our own destiny. South Dakota feeds the world, and we do it better...

Op-Ed: CHANGE FOR CHANGE'S SAKE?

In this op-ed by Greg Hanes, CEO, Cattlemen’s Beef Board, "Change for Change's Sake?," Greg discusses how change is inevitable -- but before producers call for changes to the Beef Checkoff, they shou...

Op-Ed: Montanans Say NO to BSCNHA!

On December 2, 2020, the thirteenth organization submitted their resolution of non-support for the federal designation of Montana land, by Big Sky Country National Heritage Area, (BSCNHA) Inc. More a...

Op-Ed: Bring Landowner Voices to December 1 Private Lands/Public Wildlife Meeting

November 25, 2020 - By Leo Barthelmess, Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Board President & Phillips County Rancher

Op-Ed: The Beef Checkoff: Beef Demand Is a Well-Primed Pump

October 27, 2020 - By Greg Hanes, CEO, Cattlemen's Beef Board

Building a herd and hope

October 21, 2020 - By Laura C. Nelson, Ranchers Stewardship Alliance -
The old homestead still stands sentinel on the hill.
Weathered, worn and abandoned long ago, Heather Martin has often looked...

Senator Steve Daines; A Champion of the Beef Trade Agreements

October 20, 2020 - Opinion piece written by Fred Wacker, Montana Stockgrowers Association President. Recently, there was an article in the Billings Gazette that, in my opinion, allowed 3 democratic, n...

Op-Ed: E-Commerce Adds Choices, Competition & Complexity to Crop Input Sector

October 15, 2020 - By Dan Manternach, Ag Economist & Author

Op-Ed: Federal Lands: A Vital Resource for Wyoming

September 8, 2020 - By Cindy DeLancey, President, Wyoming Business Alliance

Op-Ed: Conservation Compliance Final Rule Falls Short

August 28, 2020 WASHINGTON - Farmers remain powerless in the Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation Final Rule made public today by the USDA. The American Farm Bureau Federation advocated for c...

Op-Ed: Focus Needed on Cattle Pricing Investigations

May 3, 2020 - By Larry Schnell, Stockmen’s Livestock Exchange, for the Livestock Marketing Association

Op-Ed: Enrollment for 2020 Safety-Net Programs Fast Approaching – June 30 Deadline

April 23, 2020 - By Mike Foster, State Executive Director in Montana, USDA Farm Service Agency

Op-Ed: The Beef Checkoff’s Support for Beef Demand Continues: An Update

March 28, 2020 - By Jared Brackett, Chair, Cattlemen's Beef Board