Cattle Industry Seeks Policy Flexibility Amid Forage Scarcity
What happened
Due to a lack of available forage land, some cattle groups are seeking ways to allow producers to graze Conservation Reserve Program acres. The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association and Kansas Livestock Association are advocating for policies that enable more grazing on this land. Senate Republicans’ draft farm bill has proposed changes to better accommodate producers interested in grazing CRP land, including cost-share for infrastructure like fences and water systems.
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Why it matters
Market pressures are driving the cattle industry to demand policy flexibility regarding farm bills and market outlook. Producers are also working with the NCA and the Government/Agriculture Ministry to operationalize the Price Equalisation Fund (NPEF) to seek price parity for livestock sales.
Cattle producers are seeking price parity for their livestock sales and operationalizing the Price Equalisation Fund (NPEF) with the NCA and the Government/Agriculture Ministry.
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How it developed
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Market pressures are forcing the industry to demand policy flexibility.1 source