58 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN April/May 2024 BOOTS ON THE GROUND Working for Nebraska Beef Producers PASTURE TO PLATE TO PLATE PEOPLE NC member Trey Wasserburger, standing far left background, speaks about Sustainable Beef, a new meat processing plant, during the recent KEARNEY-FRANKLIN CATTLEMEN meeting in Minden on Feb. 19. Wasserburger informed the crowd of the new plant’s building progress and the impact it will have on North Platte. NC Executive Vice President Laura Field addresses state legislative affairs and reviews NC priority bills at a recent DODGE COUNTY CATTLEMEN meeting. Affiliate President Cody Weitzenkamp led the meeting on Feb. 19. Sen. Pete Ricketts, standing, right, stops by a SAUNDERS COUNTY LIVESTOCK AND AG ASSOCIATION meeting on Feb. 21 to provide an update on the crisis at our nation’s southern border and how it is impacting Americans. Following Ricketts’ remarks, the affiliate held a business meeting led by Saunders County President Dan Kellner. NC Vice Chair of Member Services-Region 1 Jaclyn Wilson addresses WESTERN NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN members regarding NC activities on Feb. 20. The group engaged in a roundtable discussion and Ivan Rush provided a Nebraska Beef Council update. Western Nebraska Cattlemen President Molly Folot led the meeting alongside board members Jeff Heldt and Tevyn Baldwin. Members in attendance included, from lower left, clockwise around the table, Mitch Stephenson, Blake Wohlers, Jason Folot, Molly Folot, Jeff Heldt, Jaclyn Wilson, Ivan Rush, Doris Rush and Monty Stoddard. Roger Wallace shares a market outlook with members of the NORTHEAST NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN during their membership meeting on Feb. 12 in Wayne. Members also discussed current cattle numbers and the increase in beefon-dairy cattle in feedyards. Updates were also given by NC Board members Allan Louthan and James Felt. CONTINUED ON PAGE 60
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