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House Agriculture Committee Advances Legislation with Key NCBA Priorities
Today, the House Agriculture Committee passed their initial reconciliation bill, which contains several NCBA supported provisions that strengthen our defense against foreign animal disease and support producers who have lost cattle due to predator depredation or natural disasters. The legislation now moves to the full House of Representatives for further consideration.
“Cattle farmers and ranchers across the country have continued advocating for tools that protect the cattle industry from foreign animal disease and help producers recover from the loss of their cattle, whether by predator...
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Help with Egg Supply
Congressional Letter Urges FDA to Grant NCC’s Egg Petition
Rep. Josh Riley (D-NY) today introduced “The Lowering Egg Prices Act” with Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), and Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), that would cut bureaucratic red tape that forces farmers to discard hundreds of millions of eggs each year.
The bill mirrors the National Chicken Council’s (NCC) petition last month to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reverse or modify a 15-year old regulation that forces the broiler industry (chickens raised...
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