12 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN December 2025 writing, NWSs were reported fewer than 200 miles from the southern Texas border. At the urging of NC, other state affiliates and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated monies to renovate the former Moore Air Base in Texas to produce our own sterile flies to help control the spread. Cooler weather has been our ally in this as it is not friendly to NWS, but when spring warmup begins next year we will need to stay on top of this. The United States has been successful in the past in eradicating this problem and will be in the future. The border has been closed, opened and closed again to help mitigate this problem, and we may be on the verge of another border opening. This whole issue tends to be another dynamic in a rather volatile record-high market. In October, President Trump stated that the United States would import/ buy more beef from Argentina with the intent to lower the price of beef to consumers. NC and NCBA continue to be heavily involved in the discussions to avert or mitigate this. Our position is that the free market needs to be what determines what producers get for our top-quality product, not some artificial international chess match played without our direct involvement. I would be remiss not to mention our NC Governance Task Force. At the beginning of the year, I appointed NC Vice President Eric Hansen to head up a task force to look at the structure of our board of directors, meeting frequency and convention schedule. This stemmed from an already-formed committee – chaired by Chance McClean – that had begun looking at the NC convention structure and program. Some folks thought convention needed to be shortened and redesigned to promote better and more member participation. Several meetings have been held, and Hansen has reported on the task force’s progress at each board meeting. Under his leadership, the task force has presented lots of ideas, and we hope to have a plan to vote on at the December NC Board meeting. There could be significant changes ahead, so stay tuned! I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as your NC president. The only downside is that I wish it wasn’t coming to an end so soon. I have been involved in many venues as a public servant – church boards, school board, county board and various other commitments in the community. But I must say that serving the Nebraska cattle industry has been one of the most fulfilling! I believe that I have received way more than I have given. All the encouragement from past presidents, staff and the membership has been top notch! I am so proud to say that you are my people! ~NC~ INSIGHTS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 26th AnnuAl “Best of the Best” Production sAle Wed, February 11, 2026 At the Bull Center - neAr ClArkson, neBrAskA Preserving the power of Scotch Cap genetics Call or stop by anytime! 82235 567 Ave. • Clarkson, NE 68629 402-920-3171 • nickjindra@hotmail.com • www.jindraangus.com Ad Design by KWC Print Design JindrA off roAd foxhovens endeAvor 203 lArgest sire grouPs By Foxhovens Endeavor • Kraye Big Country • Jindra Off Road • Quaker Hill Upper Cut Hoffman High Road • Jindra Double Vision • Connealy Pinnacle • KA Kindred Jindra Cutting Edge • VAR Crosswind • 7 Oaks Influence • Bigk/WSC Iron Horse EZAR Gettysburg • Jindra Open Road • Ellingson Prolific • S Armstrong • Jindra Swagger Baldridge Heat Seeker • Woodhill Domain Selling 175 registered Angus Bulls • 40 elite registered Angus heifers
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