44 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN April/May 2024 It’s All in the Details Greg Wolfe Honored for Distinguished Service CALLIE CURLEY | CONTRIBUTING WRITER Photo courtesy of Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame. How you do one thing is how you do everything. That’s a common phrase that sums up 2024 Arturo Armendariz Distinguished Service Award recipient Greg Wolfe pretty well. A 52-year employee of Timmerman & Sons of Springfield, Wolfe started his career with the company in June 1972. Soon after, he relocated across the state to Indianola when a new feedyard was built; he was promoted to office manager in 1974. In 2012, he moved into his current role in commodities purchasing. “My wife’s college roommate was a cousin of the Timmermans,” Wolfe says. “I spent a summer in 1971 cutting corn silage for her dad, William Meister. I guess he was impressed with my work ethic. So, James Timmerman called me in for the interview as the first ʻnon-family’ person to be brought into the office. I never expected as a kid just out of college that I was finding the job that would last me a lifetime.” The Wolfes didn’t stay “non-family” for long. Over the years, if the Timmerman kids weren’t spending holidays at their PEOPLE 1/3 Page Horizontal Nebraska Cattleman 4 color Bullseye GX April/May 2024 Serving beef cattle producers in Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Montana and Wyoming. Is Brisket Disease or Heart Failure Impacting Your Operation? Contact Dustin, at 402-617-7626 or dpetrik@bullseyegx.com, to learn how a simple genetic test can provide solutions for herd management and economic loss. SIMPLE PROCESS QUICK TURNAROUND COST EFFECTIVE Mention this ad and get your first 5 samples free. www.bullseyegx.com
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