2004 News Archive
DEATH TAX REPEAL CRITICAL TO LIVELIHOOD OF U.S. CATTLE FAMILIES (5/26/2006)
NCBA Statement on USDA’s ‘Canadian Rule’ on BSE, Minimal Risk Regions and Importation of Live Cattle (12/29/2004)
NCBA Statement on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Amendments to their ‘Feed Rule’ (12/10/2004)
Supreme Court Hears Beef Checkoff Case (12/8/2004)
Omnibus Contains Many Wins for Ranchers, Westerners (12/7/2004)
Cattlemen Support Science-Based Sage Grouse Decision (12/3/2004)
NCBA Statement on BSE Negative Test Result (11/24/2004)
New Holland and NCBA Announce Second Annual Winners of Baler Lease (11/24/2004)
Country of Origin Labeling Remains Elusive (11/22/2004)
Cattle Producers Praise Reauthorization of Mandatory Price Reporting (11/18/2004)
NCBA Statement on USDA Announcement Regarding Inconclusive BSE Test Result (11/18/2004)
NCBA Statement on Resignation of USDA Secretary Ann Veneman (11/15/2004)
Volunteers Step Forward for National Cattlemen's Beef Association (11/15/2004)
2005 Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show Blends Work and Play (11/15/2004)
NCBA Recognizes 2004 Top Membership Recruiters (11/15/2004)
NCBA Statement Regarding Chandler Keys (11/9/2004)
NCBA Statement Regarding European Union Hormone Ban (11/8/2004)
NCBA Statement on Election 2004 (11/3/2004)
Cattle Marketing Workshop Offered (10/29/2004)
NCBA Statement on Resumption of U.S. Beef Trade with Taiwan (10/26/2004)
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Statement Regarding U.S. Beef Trade with Japan (10/23/2004)
Litigation is the Wrong Answer for Conservation (10/22/2004)
Twenty $1,500 Beef Industry Scholarships Available (10/19/2004)
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Statement: Presidential Election Countdown 2004 (10/19/2004)
Congressional Session Bears Fruit for Cattlemen (10/12/2004)
Calling All Cattlemen: You Could Be a Winner (10/11/2004)
Tax Provisions for Cattlemen Extended (10/8/2004)
Cattlemen Applaud Disaster Assistance Bill (10/7/2004)
Education, Problem-solving will Highlight 2005 Cattle Industry Convention/NCBA Trade Show (9/28/2004)
Hurricanes Prompt NCBA to Establish Permanent Disaster Relief Fund (9/28/2004)
Feed Rule Must be Based on Sound Science (9/28/2004)
Sage Grouse Is Priority Issue for Cattlemen (9/24/2004)
NCBA Helps Florida’s Cattlemen in Aftermath of Hard-hitting Hurricanes (9/7/2004)
Entries Sought for 2005 Beef Industry Vision Award (8/20/2004)
Florida Cattlemen’s Association Statement on Hurricane Charley’s Impact on State’s Cattle Industry (8/19/2004)
Cattle Producers Address Top Priorities, Policy Issues at 2004 Cattle Industry Summer Conference (8/17/2004)
Penn Tells NCBA Members About New Risk Management Tools (8/13/2004)
NCBA PAC Endorses President George W. Bush (8/13/2004)
APHIS Alters BSE Announcement Strategy as Testing Proficiency Improves (8/4/2004)
Cattle Groups Applaud WTO Elimination of Export Subsidies (8/2/2004)
USDA Announces EQIP Funding for Public Lands Grazing (7/29/2004)
Food Producer Groups Applaud Passage of Food Promotion Act (7/22/2004)
Cattle Industry Pursues Private-Sector Animal ID System (7/22/2004)
Forums to Bring Issues to Light at Cattle Industry Summer Conference (7/21/2004)
Food Promotion Act Puts an End to Labeling Stalemate (7/20/2004)
Nonfat Dry Milk Surplus to Aid Drought-Stricken Producers (7/16/2004)
NCBA Statement on USDA’s Expanded BSE Surveillance Program (7/14/2004)
Statement from Chandler Keys, NCBA Vice President for Government Affairs (7/8/2004)
Cattle Marketing Workshop Offered (7/7/2004)
Communications, Information to be Part of 2004 Cattle Industry Summer Conference (7/7/2004)
NCBA Statement on USDA Announcement Regarding BSE Negative Test Result (7/2/2004)
Young Cattlemen’s Conference Focuses on Future Beef Industry Leaders (7/1/2004)
NCBA Statement on USDA Announcement Regarding BSE Negative Test Result (6/30/2004)
NCBA Media Advisory on USDA Announcement of Second Inconclusive BSE Test Result (6/29/2004)
CRP Grazing Comes to the Aid of Drought-Stricken Ranchers (6/24/2004)
Managed Grazing on Public Lands Benefits All (6/23/2004)
House Passes Tax Help for Drought-Impacted Ranchers (6/17/2004)
USDA Announces Funding for Animal ID Cooperative Agreements (6/16/2004)
Seven Cattle Operations Win Top Environmental Award (6/14/2004)
Who Controls Animal ID is One of the Issues to be Discussed at USDA Listening Sessions (6/14/2004)
SUPREME COURT AGREES TO HEAR BEEF CASE (5/25/2004)
For More on the Supreme Court Decision on Beef Checkoff, click here
National, State Associations to present Risk Management Session in Rock Falls, Ill. (5/21/2004)
NCBA Statement: Efforts that Would Erode Confidence in Beef Among U.S. Consumers (5/20/2004)
Tax Help for Ranchers Suffering from Drought Conditions (5/13/2004)
Conservation Programs Must Be Effectively Implemented (5/11/2004)
NCBA Statement: U.S. and Japan Establish Process to Reopen Borders to U.S. Beef (4/26/2004)
NCBA Statement: U.S. and Japan Establish Process to Reopen Borders to U.S. Beef (4/26/2004)
Large Cost to U.S. Cattle Producers of 100 Percent BSE Testing Cited (4/21/2004)
NCBA Statement: Trade Negotiations and Private Testing Issues (4/19/2004)
NCBA Executive Committee Opposes Litigation that Threatens Opening of International Markets (4/19/2004)
Fact, Reason Used To Protect Cattle Producers in Post-BSE Regulation Frenzy (4/7/2004)
NCBA Statement: USDA’s Proposed Rule on BSE, Importation of Live Cattle (4/7/2004)
NCBA Statement on USDA Announcement to Increase Testing of Cattle for BSE (3/15/2004)
NCBA to Hold Live Satellite Town Hall Meeting (3/12/2004)
Cattlemen Applaud Canadian Decision to Allow Year-Round Access (3/10/2004)
Mexican Market Re-Opened for U.S. Beef Products (3/4/2004)
National Animal Identification System Must Be Flexible for All Producers (3/4/2004)
Application Deadline for Environmental Award Approaching (2/17/2004)
Forest Service Responds to Cattlemen Request for NEPA Reform (2/17/2004)
New Holland and NCBA Announce First Winners of Lease on Baler (2/11/2004)
U.S. Cattle Producers Set Policy Priorities for 2004 (2/6/2004)
Idaho Beef Producer Receives Prestigious Max Deets Scholarship (2/5/2004)
National Cattlemen’s Foundation Announces Scholarship Winners (2/5/2004)
Colorado State University Students Win 2004 NCF Beef Quiz Bowl (2/5/2004)
Anne and Tobin Armstrong Receive Swan Family Leadership Award (2/5/2004)
California Farm and Ranch Supplier Named 2003 NCBA Top Hand Club Champion (2/5/2004)
Kansas Beef Producer Receives Prestigious Vision Award (2/5/2004)
California Ranch Wins National Environmental Stewardship Award (2/5/2004)
International Panel’s BSE Report Misses the Mark (2/4/2004)
Cattlemen’s Association Elects New Officers (2/3/2004)
Veneman to Cattlemen: Administration Proposes Boost in BSE Prevention (1/30/2004)
Cattlemen Seek Expansion of Daily Price Limits (1/30/2004)
Nearly 70 Percent of Producers Support Beef Checkoff, Study Finds (1/29/2004)
Seedstock Council Meeting Looks to the Future (1/29/2004)
Cattlemen Discuss Many Aspects of BSE (1/29/2004)
U.S. Animal Identification Plan (USAIP) working group meeting (1/28/2004)
New Factors at Play in Grid Marketing (1/28/2004)
Beef’s Messages shared through Nation’s (1/28/2004)
Ground Round Grill & Bar®, with Beef Checkoff, (1/28/2004)
Beef Producers Team with SYSCO to Promote Premium Cuts (1/28/2004)
Costa Rica Agreement to Offer Future Net Benefits for Cattlemen (1/26/2004)
USDA Secretary Ann Veneman to Address Cattlemen at Annual Convention (1/23/2004)
Omnibus Passage Ensures Funding for Critical Ag Programs (1/22/2004)
Satellite Town Hall Meeting to be Held at Cattlemen's Convention in Phoenix (1/14/2004)
U.S. Cattlemen to Benefit from State-of-the-Art Animal Health Complex (1/14/2004)
Cattlemen’s Organizations Modify Convention Forum to Tackle BSE (1/13/2004)
NCBA Launches New www.beefusa.org Web Site for Cattlemen (1/12/2004)
Cattlemen Urge Congress to Focus on Omnibus (1/9/2004)
DNA Confirms that BSE-Positive Cow is of Canadian Origin (1/6/2004)
NCBA to Hold Satellite Town Hall Meeting on BSE Response (1/6/2004)