Cattlemen urge Farm Bill approval
Legislation far from perfect, but best policy option available
NCBA
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) supports presidential approval of the Farm Bill Conference Report passed by the U.S. House of Representatives this week and by the U.S. Senate earlier today. While the nation’s oldest and largest cattlemen’s organization agrees with some criticisms of the legislation, NCBA strongly prefers it to either a reversion to the permanent farm policy law passed in 1949, or a long-term extension of the 2002 Farm Bill. President Bush is likely to veto the Farm Bill Conference Report, even though it passed both houses of Congress by a substantial margin.