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NCBA Gives House-Passed Farm Bill Mixed Reviews
Published Monday, July 30, 2007 at 04:55 AM
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is giving the House-passed farm legislation mixed reviews. NCBA says the bill contains many improvements for cattlemen - such as increased funding for conservation programs and some modest fixes to the mandatory country-of-origin labeling law - but says flaws remain within the bill. The group says that includes an Adjusted Gross Income cap and payment limitations for conservation. NCBA says the language makes many ranchers ineligible for farm bill conservation programs.

While NCBA’s Executive Director of Legislative Affairs Collin Woodall says the bill isn’t perfect - he notes it does address many of the issues NCBA members identified as priorities. Still - he says payment limitations don’t make sense for conservation. Woodall says the goals of voluntary conservation programs are compromised when artificial caps and limits are applied.

NCBA also worked to oppose any amendments that would alter the competitive structure of the cattle industry. Woodall says NCBA policy supports a competitive, free-enterprise market - and the House chose not to include any amendments that would limit the ability of cattlemen to market their cattle. He says producers need the freedom and flexibility to market their cattle in ways that provide the best return on their investment.

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