Disaster Payments – Amended
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, NCBA supports disaster assistance payments that accurately reflect losses based on the carrying capacity of the eligible grazing land for the producers implementing documented best management practices which increase carrying capacity instead of the average carrying capacity within a county.
Conservation Reserve Program – Amended
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, NCBA supports reforms that prioritize grazing as a primary conservation tool across the three types of CRP.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, NCBA opposes legislation increasing the number of additional acres that may be enrolled in CRP.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, NCBA supports the development of a CRP type that requires livestock grazing as a conservation management practice and working lands program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, CRP should be actively managed with the health of the plant community in mind recognizing that grazing and noxious weed and invasive insect control be included.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, NCBA encourages USDA to structure CRP contracts to remain in grazed perennial grass whenever possible, maintaining the environmental and economic benefits of established forage systems for pasture.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, NCBA supports allowing EQIP and other USDA working lands programs to provide technical assistance and infrastructure cost-share assistance for fencing structures( exterior and temporary), water infrastructure, invasive insect and noxious weed control, establishment of vegetative covers, and new technologies related to grazing.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, NCBA supports state-led conservation initiatives to target marginalized land to create pasture systems for expanded grazing access.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, NCBA supports USDA coordination with local groups to connect landowners with cattlemen to partner with each other to engage in grazing CRP acres with preference for young and beginning farmers.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, managed grazing on CRP land should be permitted during the primary wildlife nesting and brood rearing season under a regionally appropriate grazing plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, haying and grazing should be allowed with minimal restrictions during D2 and D3 drought designations to support farming and ranching operations during times of drought.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, CRP rental rates should approximate but not exceed the rental rates of the marginal land sought to be conserved, and cattle producers who graze or hay CRP land should have their annual CRP payment reduced to reflect the value of the forage utilized.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, NCBA supports amendments to CRP that clarify emergency forage is one purpose of CRP.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, buffer strips, headlands, and waterways may be responsibly grazed as a management practice.
Meat Animal Research Center( MARC) Research – New
BE IT DIRECTED, NCBA actively support sustained, inflation-adjusted federal funding including innovative partnerships and funding mechanisms that complement federal appropriations to enhance USMARC’ s ability to address challenges facing the cattle industry.
RENEWED POLICY WITHOUT CHANGES
Use QR code on page 16 to access full policy.
• Crop Insurance
• FSA / NRCS Consolidation
• Agricultural Research Funding
• Labor and Orderly Marketing
• Right-To-Work and Secondary Boycotts
• Beef Industry Commitment to Food Safety Interventions
• Beef Industry Commitment to Reduce Foodborne Pathogens
• Imported Meat Inspection Equivalency
• FSIS National Residue Monitoring Program
• Nutrition & Health Statement of Principles
• Nutrient and Food Consumption Survey
18 SEPTEMBER 2026
CATTLE HEALTH AND WELL BEING COMMITTEE
Tropical Bont Tick: Risk of Acute Bovine Dermatophilosis and Heartwater Introduction to the United States – Amended
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, NCBA shall promote the continued work of the Caribbean Animal Health Network( CaribVET) to eradicate the Bont Tick from all Caribbean islands.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, NCBA requests USDA support and fund current work and projects being done by USDA, APHIS and its collaborators to eradicate TBT from the Caribbean, establish surveillance programs for TBT and associated disease conditions, emergency response plans, development, and validation of approved tests for heartwater within the U. S.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, NCBA continues to encourage USDA to enter into negotiations with French authorities, European Union representatives, and the World Organization for Animal Health( WOAH) to acquire resources to work with Frenchspeaking islands of the Caribbean for TBT eradication.
Asian Longhorned Tick – Amended
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, NCBA supports USDA pursuing efforts for research, management, and control of the ALT and its associated cattle diseases.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, NCBA requests Congress and appropriate governmental agencies secure the necessary funding for research, management, and control of the ALT and associated diseases, such as Theileriosis.
Biotechnology in Cattle – Amended
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, NCBA believes that regulation of gene-editing in beef cattle resides with USDA, and not with FDA. Genetic alterations should be approved to ensure improved animal welfare, to reduce diseases, and to create increased available protein to feed the world’ s growing populations.
Access of Treatment of Theileria orientalis, Ikeda – New
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, NCBA encourages the FDA to prioritize evaluation and pursue legally available regulatory pathways to support development and approval of safe and effective therapeutic options, including existing compounds with demonstrated activity against Theileria orientalis, Ikeda.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, NCBA supports veterinarian supervised use, appropriate withdrawal interval development, and science-based stewardship practices, if such access is granted.
Alpha-gal Syndrome Research and Consumer Education – New
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, NCBA supports increased federal funding for research on AGS, including research related to tick ecology, disease prevention, improved diagnostics, and public health education.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, NCBA supports collaborative efforts among USDA, landgrant universities, veterinary and medical researchers, Cooperative Extension, state cattle associations, and public health agencies to advance research of AGS.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, NCBA supports educational initiatives that accurately communicate that AGS is a tick-borne condition rather than a food safety issue and promote information that maintains consumer trust in beef products.
RENEWED POLICY WITHOUT CHANGES
Use QR code on page 16 to access full policy.
• Fluoroquinolone Use
• Illegal Drug Use
• Harmonization of Biologic Manufacturing
• Drug Compounding Policy Statement
• Pharmaceutical Labeling / Approval
• Polyether Ionophores
• Vesicular Stomatitis
• Foot-and-Mouth-Disease Eradication
• Food Animal Veterinarian
• Support of Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database( FARAD)
• Support of Safety Standards for Feed and Feed Ingredients
• Anti-Tick Vaccine Research
• Testing for Trichomoniasis www. NCBA. org