A Message from the CEO — Membership Has Its Privileges, by Colin Woodall

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By COLIN WOODALL National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

Membership Has Its Privileges

Did you get a phone call from us back in September inviting you to join a tele-town hall to discuss our work on taxes? If not, you are either not a member of NCBA, or we do not have your phone number in our records. Either of these is easily fixed by simply calling us at 303-694-0305 to sign up or update your membership record with the correct phone number. It is important because you are missing out on great opportunities like our tele-town halls. Membership has its privileges and getting insight into one of our biggest fights is one of them.

Tele-town halls are a tool we use to connect with you to discuss hot topics NCBA is working on. We load up all the member phone numbers we have and start dialing. When you answer the phone, you will hear a message that we are about to start a call and to please stay on the line. While it may sound like a robocall, it is actually a chance to hear from NCBA officers and staff. We had more than 4,200 NCBA members join our call and get the latest details on our efforts to protect you, your families, and your operations from a significant tax increase. NCBA’s tax expert, Danielle Beck, delved into the status of the bi-partisan infrastructure framework and the tax proposals being considered to pay for it. Much of the information Danielle shared was only hours old and could not be found through any other news outlet.

As I am writing this, we still hold the high ground on protecting the tax provisions that many of you rely on. We will continue our fight to preserve Death Tax exemptions, the use of 1031 likekind exchanges, the stepped up basis, and more. One of the benefits of membership is a full time staff in D.C. that works days, nights, and weekends to fight for the policy priorities you establish for our association. We are the sole national trade association representing cattle producers to have a full time staff in Washington who are only working on our association’s priorities. You cannot be successful in winning battles in D.C. when you are not there in person. We are there for you.

For this tax fight, we are the only national cattle association engaged, but NCBA is not interested in just being engaged; we want to lead. Leading is exactly what Danielle is doing. She has become the agriculture association tax guru that everybody else looks to for information and direction. A great example of this was when the agriculture tax coalition had a call with a member of the House of Representatives who only wanted to hear Danielle’s take because of the reputation she had built by working the Hill constantly for weeks and months on end. That is why you are a member of this association. While others may spend their time talking, NCBA is out there doing. That is a benefit of membership.

This is just one of the many policy issues our team is working on, but it is important to keep in mind that our D.C. work is not the only benefit you get from being a member. NCBA’s Producer Education team is always working to provide educational sessions to help you get even better as a producer. From Cattlemen’s College to our Stockmanship and Stewardship events, our sessions are tailored around providing you with the latest information, techniques, and tools to always stay ahead of the ever-changing world of cattle production. These events can be accessed via monthly webinars, in-person learning events, or at your own leisure through our online archive of video and training seminars.

Other membership benefits that many overlook are the discount and incentive programs provided by our corporate partners. I just used my NCBA member discount to buy a new tractor from one of our equipment partners. I saved several thousand dollars simply because I am an NCBA member. That will pay for my membership for a few years to come. NCBA membership has many privileges and benefits you will not get anywhere else. Over the past two years, our membership has grown because of the benefits we provide, the privileges you receive being the first in-the-know on key issues, and having access to NCBA’s staff and services. We are the association winning the battles, so retain your membership, put it on automatic renewal, and ask at least one of your neighbors to join us in our cause.

IRM Red Books Are Here

Due to increased printing costs, the price of the books have increased to $7.00/each this year. We would like to thank Performance Livestock & Feed Company and Carolina Stockyards for again sponsoring this book.

The 2022 version is now available to help cattle producers effectively & efficiently record daily production efforts, which can help enhance profitablity and reduce stress levels. In addition to Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) best practices and proper injection technique information, it has more than 100 pages to record calving activity, herd health, pasture use, cattle inventory, body condition, cattle treatment, A.I. breeding records, and more. It also contains a calendar and notes section.

Simply return the order form below, along with $7.00 for each book to: N.C. Cattlemen’s Association 2228 N. Main Street Fuquay Varina, NC 27526

You can now order them through our website at www.nccattle.com/resources/merchandise/red-book-order-form. You can also call our office at 919-552-9111 or email us at kim@nccattle.com.

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