June/July 2026 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN 41 BOOTS ON THE GROUND CUMING COUNTY FEEDERS Board members Matthew Brester, left, and Jeremy Ritter, right, auction items to raise scholarship funds during the Cuming County Feeders Annual Banquet on March 21 at the Nielsen Center in West Point. Gov. Jim Pillen and NC President Craig Uden also shared remarks. NC President Craig Uden, left, accepts a flag from Sen. Pete Ricketts (right) that was flown over the U.S. Capitol in celebration of NATIONAL BEEF MONTH. NEBRASKA BEEF AMBASSADORS Wyatt Stemick of Pierce, left, and Ella Brennemann of Valentine, right, speak to students at Grand Island Ag Day on March 17. They presented to more than 750 students, sharing the book A Doctor for Cows and teaching youth about the similarities between cattle and people. DAWSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN members gather at Frontier Frau in Cozad on April 16 for an evening of fellowship, industry updates and education. Members heard from Roger Dudley, DVM, Nebraska state veterinarian, on foreign animal disease concerns and New World screwworm, while NC President Craig Uden provided a NC update. NC LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERS who were impacted by the recent wildfires meet with USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce, Sen. Pete Ricketts and Nebraska State Executive Director for FSA Hilary Maricle to discuss ways to work together to help producers recover. Megan Stalp and Bobby Reifenrath discuss market trends and tools producers can use on their operations during the NORTHEAST NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN meeting in Wakefield on Feb. 23.
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