National Cattlemen's Beef Association

National Cattlemen's Beef Association is the group responsible for the ad campaign run in the U.S. using the slogan '''"Beef. It's What's For Dinner"'. Music from the ballet Rodeo'' by Aaron Copland is used in the radio and television commercials. On January 21, 2008, Matthew McConaughey became the spokesman of the organization, having taken over from Sam Elliott and the late Jim Davis and Robert Mitchum. The Dinner ad replaced Beef. Real food for real people. James Garner was spokesman until he underwent quintuple heart bypass surgery. The NCBA has a history of funding and promoting research and content that downplays the link between animal agriculture and climate change. As early as 1989, the NCBA developed strategic goals to "inform the public about the positive environmental contributions and practices of the cattle industry," including commissioning "position papers on key issues" and "establishing communication between ... leadership of appropriate national environmental organizations." In 2021, the NCBA made false claims about the impact of beef consumption on climate change. The NCBA has disputed that the beef industry contributes to climate change and has even claimed that the beef industry has a beneficial impact on climate change. The NCBA has lobbied against climate and environmental regulations. ==Beef Checkoff Assessment ==

National Cattlemen's Beef Association is funded by membership dues and sponsorships. The Beef Checkoff program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. The checkoff assessment became mandatory when the program was approved by 79 percent of producers in a 1988 national referendum vote. ==Events==

It hosts the Cattle Industry Annual Convention & NCBA Trade Show, the Cattle Industry Summer business Meeting, and multiple other events throughout the year. NCBA also producers the television show Cattlemen to Cattlemen. ==Legislation==

National Cattlemen's Beef Association supported the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act, a bill that would require the Environmental Protection Agency to modify the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule, which regulates oil discharges into navigable waters and adjoining shorelines. The rule requires certain farmers to develop an oil spill prevention plan that is certified by a professional engineer and may require them to make infrastructure changes. National Cattlemen's Beef Association's president said that they were "pleased" that the "bill will keep many of our producers from having to undertake excess costs as a result of the Environmental Protection Agency's overregulation." In 1996, cattle prices decreased substantially, and National Cattlemen's Beef Association lobbied the US federal government for assistance. ==See also==