10 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN November 2026 RUMINATIONS 4611 Cattle Drive, Lincoln, NE 68521 Phone (402) 475-2333 | Fax (402) 475-0822 nc@necattlemen.org | www.nebraskacattlemen.org NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN STAFF EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Laura Field lfield@necattlemen.org VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING | Jeff Stolle DIRECTOR OF MARKETING | John Roberts DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | Libby Schaneman DIRECTOR OF PRODUCER EDUCATION | Bonita Lederer DIRECTOR OF STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | Matthew Melchor DIRECTOR OF PRODUCER RELATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT | TaraLee Hudson ACCOUNTANT | Kathy Abel OFFICE MANAGER | Ashley McClinton MEMBERSHIP FIELD STAFF | Hannah Pearson Nebraska Cattleman is published monthly, except for May and July, by the Nebraska Cattlemen, 4611 Cattle Drive, Lincoln, NE 68521 – (402) 475-2333. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAGAZINE PRODUCTION: CINCHED UP LLC ncmag@necattlemen.org EDITOR | Lisa Bard MANAGING EDITOR | Jessie Topp-Becker COPY EDITOR | Larisa Willrett DESIGNER & MATERIALS COORDINATOR | Megan Field ADMINISTRATION | Leslie McKibben CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Bill Coe | Natalie Jones STATE & REGIONAL ADVERTISING Amber Coleman | (402) 340-1588 acoleman@necattlemen.org NATIONAL ADVERTISING Wendy McFarland | (334) 271-6100 mcfarlandadvantage@gmail.com Working for Nebraska Beef Producers PASTURE TO PLATE TO PLATE NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN VIEW NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN DIGITAL VERSION BY SCANNING THE QR CODE. REPRESENTING PRODUCERS FROM GATE TO PLATE LAURA FIELD | NC EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT It is hard to believe the end of the year is just a couple of months away. This time of year is always a good reminder of all I have to be thankful for and to look ahead to the promises and joy the Christmas season brings, especially this year during a heartbreakingly difficult season of life for our family. By the time you read this, the midterm elections will be either almost here or already decided, and the commercials on the television and radio and the mailbox full of mailers will have ended. I’m not sure about you, but I am celebrating that event! This year, the mudslinging seemed greater than normal, and some of the commercials were almost impossible to listen to no matter who I was supporting. A common saying this time of year is “elections have consequences.” In recent times, the pendulum of control has swung wildly from the right to the left and back to the right. It seems like just when we get used to one party being in power, something changes. For some those changes are easy and for some they are hard. Despite the election results, business will continue. If you read my column each issue, you will remember me talking about the political whiplash we have experienced recently. In late September and October, market uncertainty continued, it rained heavily in eastern Nebraska causing harvest delays, and the coffee shop talk mostly centered around high prices for families and, particularly, the cost of diesel fuel and its impact on farmers and ranchers. In late September, Gov. Pillen issued two executive orders for a 90-day period. The first order increases agricultural producers’ ability to haul 25 percent over gross and axle weights. The second allows producers to use red-dyed diesel in offfarm vehicles and temporarily waives state diesel sales tax on sulfur diesel. Producers should keep receipts and be aware that the orders apply to state roads and highways, not Interstate 80. Shortly after these announcements, President Trump traveled to Nebraska to campaign for Gov. Pillen and Sen. Ricketts. While speaking to an enthusiastic crowd in Grand Island, President Trump signed an executive order to allow dyed diesel for highway use and defer the federal excise tax for the remainder of the year. Since the payments are deferred and not suspended, the President indicated he has directed the Secretary of the Treasury to explore pathways to eliminate those taxes permanently. By the time I write my next column, Nebraskans will know who will represent them in the state executive offices, the state legislature and in Congress. Nebraska Cattlemen stands ready to engage with current and newly elected officials and continue to represent Nebraska’s cattle producers from gate to plate. I hope you, your family and friends count many blessings this Thanksgiving season and find much to be thankful for every day. ~NC~
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