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What is BERP?
Transport Tips: Emergency Preparedness Bovine Emergency Response Plan (BERP) Dairies and cattlemen transport calves, cows and bulls routinely. Ensuring that trailers are properly prepared for transport...
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NCBA Applauds Bill That Would Delay New Electronic Logging Devices Mandate
WASHINGTON (July 11, 2017) — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association today applauded inclusion of language in the U.S. House’s Transportation-HUD appropriations bill that will delay for one year a...
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Reminders for Cattle Transport
An accident involving a cattle truck in Indiana on July 11th sheds light on how quickly the beef industry hits the media spotlight. In this specific case, creating a less than desirable outcome for...
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From the Driver’s Seat
By Austin Miles Cattle and Technology Research Associate Posted Oct. 1, 2017 Growing up, my grandfather would tell me “remember, you’re in charge,” every time I would pull away with a load of calves or...
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Transportation Training Available
BQA launches new transportation training and certification program. The checkoff-funded Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program has launched a new training and certification program for cattle...
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The checkoff-funded Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program has launched a new training and certification program for cattle transportation. The program, known as Beef Quality Assurance Transportation...
View ArticleFarm Bureau Calls for Clarity on Exemptions for Agricultural Haulers
While again urging the Department of Transportation to grant agricultural haulers a waiver and limited exemption from the electronic logging device mandate, Farm Bureau in recent comments responded to...
View ArticleNCBA Applauds Introduction of Legislation Addressing Livestock Haulers
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association today applauded the introduction of the Transporting Livestock Across America Safely (TLAAS) Act, saying it would reform federal Hours of Service (HOS) rules...
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NCBA Statement on Introduction of the Modernizing Agricultural Transportation...
WASHINGTON (June 12, 2018) – National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Kevin Kester today issued the following statement in response to the introduction of the Modernizing Agricultural...
View ArticleNCBA Welcomes “Positive Step” for Livestock Haulers
WASHINGTON (August 21, 2018) – Today Allison Rivera, Executive Director of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, released the following statement in response to the...
View ArticleBeef Quality Assurance (BQA) Focus on Transportation
By Rob Eirich, Nebraska Director of BQA and Nebraska Extension Beef Educator Transportation plays an important in cattle production. The majority of cattle in the United States have been transported...
View ArticleNCBA Calls for Flexibility on Hours of Service Rules
WASHINGTON (Oct. 10, 2018) – At a public listening session hosted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) today called for...
View ArticleLivestock Groups Petition DOT for Hours of Service Flexibility
WASHINGTON (October 15, 2018) – Today organizations representing livestock, bee, and fish haulers across the country submitted a petition to the Department of Transportation (DOT) requesting additional...
View ArticleNew Hauling Protocol in Nebraska
Nebraska cattlemen, State Patrol announce new hauling protocol and collaboration. by Talia Goes, Nebraska Cattlemen Nebraska Cattlemen is pleased to announce an important new collaboration between...
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