Danielle Beck

Hundreds of Ag and food groups have written Congress’ two tax-writing committees, arguing against the Administration’s proposals to end stepped-up basis and other farm focused tax breaks. The letter by the nation’s biggest farm and food trade groups comes as House Ways and Means and Senate Finance start to decide the cost and how to fund the Biden Administration’s “American Families Plan.” “327 f

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says President Biden’s proposed new capital gains tax at death would be devastating for cattle producers. NCBA’s Danielle Beck said the taxes proposed to pay for massive infrastructure and social spending “threaten the viability” of family farming and cattle operations,  especially a new tax on capital gains at death that ends the ‘stepped-up basis’. “Tha

In his American Families Plan, President Biden targets several provisions of the tax code to raise approximately $1.5 trillion in revenue over the next ten years. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association said those provisions must not burden the nation's farmers and ranchers ...

Cattlemen across the Northwest and across the country are watching the growing number of alternative proteins coming on the market.  How’s the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association responding when it comes to the regulatory front as well as PR?   “We’ve ...

Fake Meat, or the more politically correct alternative protein, is everywhere these days from your local grocery story to your favorite fast food location and all points in between.  Why the seemingly sudden explosion in popularity in these alternative proteins?  ...

Danielle Beck, Director of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association advocated for the USDA to oversee lab-grown fake-meat products. She spoke during a meeting hosted by the Food and Drug Administration. The goal of the meeting was to give interested parties and the public a chance to comment on the technology and regulations associated with lab-grown meat.  ...