Depending on size, type and marketing status, cattlemen are eligible for $33 to $214 payments/head from the CFAP administered through Farm Service Agency.

Last month USDA began accepting applications for the Coronavirus Food Aid Program (CFAP), a relief program for farmers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Eligible livestock for the CFAP includes cattle, lambs, yearlings and hogs. Non-specialty commodities that are eligible include malting barley, canola, corn, upland cotton, millet, oats, soybeans, sorghum, sunflowers, durum wheat, and hard red spring wheat, as well as wool. Specialty crops included in the program are, but not limited to, almonds, beans, broccoli, sweet corn, lemons, iceberg lettuce, spinach, squash, strawberries and tomatoes.

Enrollment at Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will continue through August 28, 2020. Participants do not need to have participated in FSA administered programs in the past to enroll. Depending on the age or class of the animal, and total program participation, cattlemen can be eligible to receive between $33 and $214 per head of cattle owned and/or sold between January 15 and May 14, 2020.

In the absence of the ability to meet with FSA staff face-to-face at this time due to the virus, there are presently two ways to apply for CFAP. First, cattlemen and eligible producers can Continue reading Cattlemen are eligible for CFAP financial relief →

On behalf of it’s members, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) maintains full time staff in Washington to represent the interests of the beef cattle industry. In this week’s Beltway Beef podcast that is produced by NCBA’s Washington staff, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Colin Woodall, reacts to Tuesday’s midterm election results – both what they may mean for the industry in the upcoming lame-duck session and also when Democrats retake control of the U.S. House in January.

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The Fairfield County Cattlemen’s Association is one of more than 60 official “county affiliates” of the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA). In turn, the OCA is an affiliate of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA).

In case you didn’t know, NCBA employs full time staff to represent the interests of the beef cattle industry in Washington D.C. In addition, each spring NCBA staff work with representatives of all the state affiliates – including Ohio – as they go to the Capitol to participate in the legislative conference.

The recent edition of NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen show embedded below highlights the Continue reading NCBA & OCA; What do they do for me? →

The Federal Omnibus Appropriations Bill passed in Congress today and included a couple of key provisions for cattlemen.

Perhaps foremost was the full repeal of mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL). This came only days before the U.S. faced trade retaliations in excess of $1 billion from both Canada and Mexico.

Other key components of the Bill included Continue reading COOL Repealed, Section 179 is Extended! →

It’s expected the World Trade Organization (WTO) will announce on Monday, December 7, their ruling on the damages that U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) has cost the Canadian and Mexican livestock industries. That amount, likely to be almost $3 billion, will immediately be authorized for retaliation against Continue reading COOL Retaliation is Imminent, Here’s More on That Story →

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association along with many others has been working hard to overturn the EPA’s recent Waters of the U. S. (WOTUS) rule. In this short audio clip, NCBA’s Vice President of Government Affairs Colin Woodall discusses the Continue reading NCBA Speaks on the Status of WOTUS →