Policy decisions that impact our natural resources have a big impact on anyone who makes their living off of the land, and that’s especially true for cattle producers. We’re currently in a very important time for natural resources policy, as we are still waiting for presidential confirmations on leaders for key land management agencies. In the latest edition of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Beltway Beef Podcast, Garrett Edmonds, director of NCBA government affairs as well as the director of the Public Lands Council, gave an update on the status of those officials.
Producers are also waiting for several pieces of legislation to pass. Edmonds said the newly reintroduced Black Vulture Relief Act would be a key tool for western cattle producers who have to deal with those problematic predators.
Edmonds added that the NCBA Summer Business Meeting, which is only three months away, is a great opportunity for producers to make their voices heard on policy priorities.
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