6 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN October 2024 THE ONLY PUBLICATION DEDICATED TO THE NEBRASKA CATTLE INDUSTRY. NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN October 2024 Vol. 80 | Issue 8 REGULARS Insights ........................................8 Ruminations .............................10 Consider This ...........................18 Membership Application........29 BQA ............................................. 32 USMARC .................................... 34 Markets ......................................38 NC Dispatch ..............................42 NC Partners ..............................46 Sale & Event Calendar ............48 Advertiser Index ......................49 Boots on the Ground ..............50 FEATURES PRODUCTION Hay Day................................................................................22 A look at the quantity and quality of Nebraska’s 2024 hay supply. PEOPLE In the Heart of the Sandhills ...........................................16 Sandhills Task Force internship provides a gateway to careers in ranching for students, non-students, veterans and others. PERSPECTIVES Estate and Succession Planning......................................28 Consider these things when thinking about transitioning your operation’s ownership and management from one generation to the next. SPECIAL TO THIS ISSUE 2024 Nebraska Cattlemen Allied Industries Council Membership Directory.......................................................12 2024 Nebraska Cattlemen Annual Convention & Trade Show .........................................................................20 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: Robert and Grant Jones gather pairs to wean on the Diamond Bar Ranch at Stapleton. Photo courtesy of Bryce Doeschot, BCD Productions.
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