90 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN January 2025 BOOTS ON THE GROUND Jessica Sperber, Ph.D., talks about adding value to calves and shares about the University of Nebraska’s new Feedlot Innovation Center during the YOUNG NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN meeting on Oct. 16. A large crowd gathers for the annual NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN AND MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH TAILGATE at the Apothecary Lofts and Ridnour Room on Oct. 5. Cattlemen gathered to watch the Huskers take on Rutgers and enjoy their favorite game day food and drinks. Teams compete in NC’s annual NC PAC CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT on Oct. 4. It was a good night of cattlemen, cornhole, burgers and fundraising! NC’s Laura Field, Rep. Don Bacon, Sen. Pete Ricketts, Dan Kellner and Dave Vrana pose for a photo during an NC-hosted MEET AND GREET WITH SENS. RICKETTS AND BACON on Oct. 22. Ricketts and Bacon discussed the importance of keeping lawmakers in office who will defend Nebraska’s beef industry. CONTINUED ON PAGE 92 JEFF STOLLE, NC vice president of marketing, talks about his expertise in beef industry fundamentals and herd expansion at the University of NebraskaLincoln Beef Hub on Oct. 23. Ryan Wagnon, left, and Mark Nelson, right, speak about Sustainable Beef, the packing plant set to open in North Platte in 2025, to LINCOLN COUNTY CATTLEMEN members in North Platte on Oct. 23 during an educational forum. In addition, Vince Dugan, chairman of the Plains and Inland Port Authority Board, updated attendees on the progress of the rail park in Lincoln County.
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