6 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN December 2024 THE ONLY PUBLICATION DEDICATED TO THE NEBRASKA CATTLE INDUSTRY. NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN December 2024 Vol. 80 | Issue 10 REGULARS Insights ........................................8 Ruminations .............................10 Consider This ...........................18 BQA .............................................34 USMARC .................................... 38 Markets ......................................40 Membership Application........44 NC Foundation..........................46 Sale & Event Calendar ............47 NC Partners ..............................48 Advertiser Index ......................50 FEATURES PRODUCTION Winter Weather Outlook................................................... 24 Agricultural Meteorologist Eric Hunt shares his winter weather outlook. PEOPLE Prepared for What Comes Next .......................................14 Dick Pierce prepares for his upcoming term as Nebraska Cattlemen president. Iceland: The Land of Fire and Ice....................................20 A look at some of the highlights of Nebraska Cattlemen’s tour of Iceland. PAST Lights to Behold .................................................................28 Learn why Minden’s 100-year-old tradition has earned it the title “The Christmas City.” POLICY Beef Matters at the Ballot Box .........................................32 NC sta provides a 2024 General Election re-cap. 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: Dick Pierce, incoming Nebraska Cattlemen president, at his operation in Miller. Photo courtesy of Boni Edwards.
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