76 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN March 2025 MARKETPLACE Grand Island (800) 652-9381 Lexington (800) 652-9334 Palisade (800) 652-9320 dead stock removal service www.darpro.com 1 COLUMN X 2” Black & white Nebraska Cattleman Darr Feedlot January 2023 PEERS THANK YOU RVSC DONORS ASHLEY MCCLINTON | NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN FOUNDATION SECRETARY The Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation (NCF) Retail Value Steer Challenge (RVSC) is the foundation’s annual fundraiser, with proceeds enabling NCF to meet its mission “To advance the future of Nebraska’s beef industry by investing in research and education programs.” The funds generated from the RVSC have been used to provide grants to youth programs, educational programs, college and university judging team support, beef promotion, research projects, infrastructure projects, historical preservation and, of course, youth scholarships. The Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation began its 25th annual Retail Value Steer Challenge feeding competition Nov. 1, 2024, at Darr Feedlot with 150 steers on feed. The results and winners will be announced at the Nebraska Cattlemen Midyear Meeting in June, and donors will receive complete carcass data on their steer. Prize money will be awarded for the top-performing steers. The NCF Board of Directors thanks all the donors for participating in the 2025 Retail Value Steer Challenge (listed below) and Darr Feedlot for their continued partnership in hosting the feeding competition. 2025 NCF RETAIL VALUE STEER CHALLENGE DONORS A&B Cattle Abiwill, LLC Agrow, Inc. J.D. Alexander Josh Alexander Alliance Tractor Amsberry Farms Animal Health International/ D. Klein Farms Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Al and Sallie Atkins Benjamin Feedlot Cory Beran Berger’s Herdmaster Bestol & Masek Ranch Bill’s Volume Sales John Blakeman Bill Bose Bridgeport Ethanol, LLC Briggs Feedyard Bruning Bank Bruning Farms Kelly Bruns Bruntz Farming & Feeding Burwell Livestock Market Dawn Caldwell Chris Calkins Kyle Cantrell Capital D Land & Cattle Caraway Red Angus CIH George and Barbara Cooksley Mark and Debbie Cover Wayne and Mary Crawford Cross Diamond Cattle Company Crossroads Coop CTC Farms Cuming County Feeders Association Quentin and Jessica Dailey Darling International, Inc. Dawson County Cattlemen Dinklage Feed Yard, Inc. Doran Post Downey Drilling, Inc. Michael Downey Wayne and Roxanne Eatinger Eisenmenger Farms, Inc. Eleanor R. Gardner Memorial Foundation Galen Erickson Equitable Bank Evans Feed Co. Exeter Feeders & Breeders Faessler Farms Farm Credit Services of America Farmers Mutual of Nebraska Farmers State Bank Feedlot Fencing, LLC Fellers Transfer Tom and Laura Field FNBO, North Platte Chuck and Sue Folken Liz Forker FRAE, Inc. Frenzen Angus/Polled Hereford Clark and Cindy Gotschall Hairpin Cattle Charlie Hamilton John and Tammy Hansen Steve Hansen Harlan County Cattlemen Harry Knobbe Feedyard Hauxwell Family Farms Jeff and Nicole Heldt Randy and Glenda Helms McKenzie Hendricks CONTINUED ON PAGE 78
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