56 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN March 2026 vice president. With NCBA, she served as chair and vice chair of the Resolutions and International Trade committees and on the Policy Board of Directors for 10 years . During her time serving Nebraska Cattlemen, Wilson’s goal is to help strengthen trust and communication between producers and the organizations that represent them, while also working to streamline processes related to dues, policy and communication. Austin Woltemath, McCook Allied Industries Council Chair Austin Woltemath lives in McCook with his wife, Cameron, and works for Merck Animal Health where he has spent the past five years focused on identification and cattle technology. His role centers on helping producers use technology to improve management, traceability and efficiency across their operations. Woltemath comes from agriculture on both sides of his family, and he grew up exhibiting Angus and Simmental cattle at the state and national levels. Those early experiences helped shape his passion for the beef industry and the people within it. For Woltemath, the relationships he builds with producers and industry partners are what make the industry special. He is encouraged by the challenge and opportunity of feeding a growing world population while fewer people are directly involved in animal agriculture. Woltemath believes technology and organizations such as Nebraska Cattlemen I N NC B M Jaclyn Wilson, Lakeside Vice President Jaclyn Wilson is the fifth generation at Wilson Flying Diamond Ranch, northeast of Lakeside. She returned home in 2002 after attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Five years ago, Wilson and her father, Blaine, bought out two entities and became equal partners. Today, the operation consists of a predominantly commercial Red Angus/Simmental cow-calf herd. They also operate a backgrounding lot, run long yearlings, raise their own bulls and manage a direct-to-consumer beef business started in 2018. In 2025, Wilson launched an international genetics company and established a purebred cow herd in Uruguay. Wilson is encouraged by new technology that is making industry practices more efficient. She believes artificial intelligence will create more opportunities for data collection than ever before and is already influencing her operation. Another area Wilson is passionate about is bridging the gaps between sectors within the beef industry. “We all know there are distinct sectors, and the more that I can learn and educate myself about the other sectors and even my own, we can bring even more harmony to the industry,” Wilson says. “If we lose even one sector, it will upset the wagon, so the more I can be in those conversations, along with other outside influences such as government and NGOs, hopefully the industry will just get stronger.” Wilson has served in numerous leadership roles with both NC and NCBA. With NC, she has served as Cow-Calf Council chair and served on the executive committee and as Region 1 HANNAH PEARSON | NC MEMBER SERVICES FIELD STAFF New Nebraska Cattlemen (NC) Board members were selected to serve membership in various roles during the Nebraska Cattlemen Annual Convention. Council chairs and vice chairs are elected by the council members they represent. Vice chairs of Member Services for each region are elected by the affiliate presidents in their regions, and committee chairs and vice chair are appointed by the Nebraska Cattlemen president. Meet the new leaders serving on the NC Board of Directors. CONTINUED ON PAGE 58 PEOPLE
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