6 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN August 2024 THE ONLY PUBLICATION DEDICATED TO THE NEBRASKA CATTLE INDUSTRY. NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN August 2024 Vol. 80 | Issue 6 REGULARS Ruminations .............................10 Membership Application.........14 Consider This ...........................42 NC Dispatch ..............................42 NC Partners ..............................44 NC Foundation .........................46 BQA .............................................50 MARC .........................................54 Markets ......................................56 Advertiser Index ......................59 Sale & Event Calendar .............61 Boots on the Ground ..............62 FEATURES PRODUCTION ‘Bird’ is the Word................................................................ 22 Managing birds in feedlots. PEOPLE Leaving a Legacy.................................................................12 Reflecting on the life and legacy of Paul Engler. PERSPECTIVES Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center Update ............ 18 State-of-the-art facility paves the way for world-class research projects and teaching and extension opportunities. PAST Tales of the Texas Trail ......................................................28 The storied past of the Texas Trail and its impact on the early days of Ogallala and Nebraska. POLICY Federal Issues Update .......................................................26 Where we stand on the Farm Bill and other federal issues of importance. SPECIAL TO THIS ISSUE 2024 Midyear Tour Highlights ...........................................8 2024 Midyear Meeting Recap...........................................36 NC Midyear Sponsors.........................................................41 Manuscripts and advertisements are welcome. Nebraska Cattlemen reserves the right to edit and refuse advertisements. Readers are welcome to submit letters to the editor. Full name and address of writer must accompany all letters. Letters are accepted with the understanding that they may be condensed to fit the magazine format and edited for accuracy and clarity. Letters contain the opinion of the writer and not that of the Nebraska Cattlemen. You can get Nebraska Cattleman via email. Receive each issue even before the Post O ce ships the printed edition. Just send an email to us at NCmag@necattlemen.org and put “Email NC Magazine” in the subject line. We assure you we will not share your email address with anyone! ON THE COVER: The Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center is a commercial-scale, state-of-the art feedlot located at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center near Mead. Read all about it on page 18. Photo courtesy of Emily Hanson of University of NebraskaLincoln.
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