6 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN August 2025 THE ONLY PUBLICATION DEDICATED TO THE NEBRASKA CATTLE INDUSTRY. NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN August 2025 Vol. 81 | Issue 6 REGULARS Insights ................................8 Ruminations ......................10 Consider This ...................32 Markets ..............................40 BQA ..................................... 42 NC Foundation.................. 46 NC Partners ....................... 52 NC Dispatch....................... 54 Advertiser Index ..............56 Sale & Event Calendar ....57 Boots on the Ground .......58 FEATURES PRODUCTION Building the Future of Beef ................................... 16 A look at how adopting emerging technologies can improve the ag industry. PEOPLE From the Ashes....................................................... 12 Nebraska communities rally to help their neighbors in times of need. PAST Stocking the West ...................................................20 How longhorns, railroads and stockyards helped facilitate the expansion of cattle in the United States. POLICY 109th Session Recap ...............................................32 Nebraska legislative session adjournment leaves some unfinished business and new momentum for Nebraska Cattlemen heading into 2026. SPECIAL TO THIS ISSUE 2025 Midyear Meeting Recap ...............................24 2025 Midyear Meeting Sponsors .........................29 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: Darr Feedlot at Cozad has been custom feeding cattle since 1982. Photo courtesy of Kristian Rennert.
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