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NCBA Member testifies before Ag Subcommittee

NCBA Member testifies before Ag Subcommittee

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On Thursday NCBA member and rancher, Kim Brackett testified before the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. Bracket Spoke on the cattle industry’s leadership in sustainability and conservation practices.

She shared how certain cattle management methods can help with conservation and sustainability as well.

Bracket also brought up the development of nonagricultural industries and the effects it has on these grasslands.

To view Brackett’s testimony, please visit agriculture.house.gov

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