Federal Issues
Areas of Focus
Create a Favorable Tax Climate for Ranchers
- Eliminate the death tax.
- Create tax incentives to keep land in food production.
Improve Government Programs
- Continue to improve Livestock Risk Protection (LRP).
- Simplify government financing programs for young producers.
Finding Solutions for Ag Labor Challenges
- Cultivate workers with an understanding of the cattle industry and foster skill development for industry workers.
- Improve the H-2A program to allow for the industry to better utilize foreign labor as a solution for future labor needs.
Minimize Barriers to Entry for Young or Beginning Livestock Producers
- Work to mitigate factors outside of livestock production that reduce access to land.
- Address challenges first-generation ranchers or ranchers seeking to expand experience with securing capital.
Protect Public Land Grazing
- Advocate for the enforcement of the Taylor Grazing Act.
- Highlight the benefits of livestock grazing as a tool to reduce fuel loads and lower the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
Engage in the Endangered Species and Land Designations Process
- Advocate for state managed grizzly bears and maintain the wolf delisting.
Ensure Federal Agencies are Adequately Funded
- Work to maintain adequate funding levels for federal agencies that provide services for animal health, wildlife management, and land management.
