6 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN November 2024 THE ONLY PUBLICATION DEDICATED TO THE NEBRASKA CATTLE INDUSTRY. NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN November 2024 Vol. 80 | Issue 9 REGULARS Insights ........................................8 Ruminations .............................10 Consider This ...........................38 Nebraska Beef Council ............40 NCIG............................................ 42 NC Dispatch ..............................44 IANR ...........................................46 NC Foundation..........................50 NC Partners ..............................54 Sale & Event Calendar ............56 Advertiser Index ......................58 Membership Application........60 Boots on the Ground ..............62 FEATURES PRODUCTION Cattle E ciency.................................................................. 24 A look at ongoing research related to cattle efficiency. PEOPLE Returning to Nebraska ...................................................... 18 Nebraska native Deb VanOverbeke returns to her home state to serve as head of UNL’s Animal Science Department. PERSPECTIVES Traceability Moving Forward............................................12 Exploring the use of electronic ID tags and the need for a more robust, industry-wide cattle disease traceability system. SPECIAL TO THIS ISSUE 2024 Nebraska Cattlemen Beef Pit..................................30 2024 Nebraska Cattlemen Annual Convention & Trade Show Highlights ......................................................34 2024 Nebraska Cattlemen Annual Convention & Trade Show Registration...................................................36 Manuscripts and advertisements are welcome. Nebraska Cattlemen reserves the right to edit and refuse advertisements. Readers are welcome to submit letters to the editor. Full name and address of writer must accompany all letters. Letters are accepted with the understanding that they may be condensed to fit the magazine format and edited for accuracy and clarity. Letters contain the opinion of the writer and not that of the Nebraska Cattlemen. You can get Nebraska Cattleman via email. Receive each issue even before the Post O ce ships the printed edition. Just send an email to us at NCmag@necattlemen.org and put “Email NC Magazine” in the subject line. We assure you we will not share your email address with anyone! ON THE COVER: This flaming sunset is the perfect day’s end to a branding at Diamond Bar Ranch, north of Stapleton. Photo courtesy of Sam Raetz, samraetz.com.
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