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How NCBA Determines its Policy Positions

Jun 14, 2022

Video: How NCBA Determines its Policy Positions

Recently, Don Schiefelbein, President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and a Minnesota cattle producer, testified before the House Agriculture Committee. Schiefelbein’s testimony was rooted in the policies adopted by NCBA through its century-old policymaking process. We asked Gene Copenhaver, NCBA’s Policy Division Vice Chair and a Virginia producer, to explain why explain why this grassroots system is key to the organization’s continued success.