48 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN November 2026 1/4 Horizontal Nebraska Cattleman Full Color Eisenmenger Farms, Inc. August 2025 “Big yard features, small yard attention.” Eisenmenger Farms, Inc. Joe Eisenmenger, General Manager ▪ Cell: (402) 920-0665 Customer Relations & Cattle Procurement John Eisenmenger, Yard Manager ▪ Cell: (402) 920-1933 Spencer Eisenmenger ▪ Cell: (402) 920-0658 ▪ 9,000 head capacity ▪ Within 100 miles of six packers – three of them major ▪ Within 60 miles of four ethanol plants ▪ Grain banking capabilities of corn ▪ Feed financing capabilities 26708 385th St. ▪ Humphrey, NE 68642 ▪ Phone: (402) 923-0401 ▪ Fax: (402) 923-0404 Eisenmenger Farms, Inc. WORKING FOR NEBRASKA AGRICULTURE TIFFANY HENG-MOSS | VICE PRESIDENT FOR AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN VICE CHANCELLOR, INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES Greetings from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR). I always appreciate this opportunity to connect with Nebraska Cattleman readers and share a few updates from across IANR. This month, I want to highlight several efforts that demonstrate how we are putting research, technology and education to work for Nebraska agriculture. In September, we launched the Nebraska Digital Ag Hub, a new initiative designed to help producers make better use of evolving agricultural technologies while positioning Nebraska as a national leader in digital agriculture. The Hub brings together researchers, Nebraska Extension professionals, faculty, students, producers, industry representatives, entrepreneurs and government partners to develop and refine technologies with producers’ needs at the center. That last piece is particularly important. Producers have told us there is tremendous potential in digital agriculture, but also real challenges. There are more technologies than ever, systems do not always communicate with one another and the return on investment is not always clear. The Digital Ag Hub will help address those challenges by connecting expertise and resources across Nebraska and creating a pipeline through which promising technologies can move from an idea to real-world testing and adoption. While precision agriculture is often associated with crop production, the opportunities for livestock agriculture are significant. Digital technologies can help producers monitor animal health and behavior, manage grazing and forage resources, improve efficiency and make more informed management decisions. Sensors, remote sensing, automation, artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics have tremendous potential across the beef production system. UNL has more than 40 programs focused on digital agriculture, including livestock technologies, robotics and automation, remote sensing, artificial intelligence and data science. Through the Hub, we can better connect that expertise and work directly with producers to develop solutions that are practical and valuable on Nebraska farms and ranches. Another recent investment in producer-focused technology is the expansion of the Nebraska Mesonet. In September, we celebrated the completion of 35 new, state-of-the-art weather stations, filling an important coverage gap, particularly across the Sandhills. The Mesonet’s 104 stations collect real-time information including temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind and soil moisture. For cattle producers, this localized information is especially valuable because weather influences virtually every aspect of livestock management. One example is the Cattle Comfort Index, developed with expertise from PEERS CONTINUED ON PAGE 50
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