NCBA’s Ethan Lane on Government Shutdown Impact to the Cattle IndustryAs the federal government shutdown takes effect, cattle producers are bracing for its potential impact. We spoke with Ethan Lane, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), to understand what this means for the cattle industry and the critical USDA services it depends on. Ethan Lane Vice President of Government Affairs, NCBALane emphasized that lessons learned from previous shutdowns have helped shape better contingency planning. There’ll be something that gets missed or some service that ends up impacting some folks. Government Shutdown Impact on Cattle IndustryAudio Reporting by Dale Sandlin for Southeast AgNet.