46 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN October 2025 The NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN SEEDSTOCK COUNCIL hosts an open-class beef exhibitors’ reception at the Nebraska State Fair where more than 200 exhibitors enjoy prime rib sandwiches. Special thanks to sponsors BioZyme, Nebraska Bank, Mighty Giant and Cozad Alfalfa. BOOTS ON THE GROUND Members of the PLATTE VALLEY CATTLEMEN tour the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center near Mead on June 16. Participants viewed the new processing facilities, confinement barns and crushed concrete pens. Photo courtesy of Abigayle Warm, UNL communications specialist. NC hosts the annual BEEF FOR TROOPS event at the Nebraska State Fair on Sept. 1, serving beef drafts to military members on Veterans’ Appreciation Day. The YCC CLASS OF 2025 summer meeting includes a tour of Darr Feedyard from Craig Uden. During the meeting, NC’s Matthew Melchor also provided a legislative update. Pictured, left to right, are Austin Schweitzer, Will Rhea, Dustin Eide, Preston Franzen, Shaylee Jones, Shelby Garland, Anna Kobza, Drue Knobbe, Madisyn Cutler, Ashley Bradbury and Craig Uden. The ALLIED INDUSTRIES COUNCIL hosts its summer meeting at the NC office in Lincoln on Aug. 4. Members received updates from NC staff and discussed ways to become more involved with the organization. Pictured, left to right, are Dallas Kime, Steve Mossman, Jake Pullen, Asia Haach, Jeff Scanlan, Erin Woodward, Travis Caspersen, Jim Edwards, Drew Shively, Arron Yoder, Tom Schultz, JJ Peterson, Austin Woltemath and John Denton. The NCW–CONSUMER PROMOTION AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE distributes coloring books, crayons and reading materials at the Nebraska Cattlemen Beef Pit during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island. Aaron Yoder, standing, shares information about the Feedyard 15 Program – a free safety training curriculum available to cattle feedyard operations that addresses critical safety issues commonly found in the industry – during the SILAGE S.A.F.E. (Safety, Application, Feed and Employees) program on Aug. 19 in Beemer. The event was organized by Nebraska Cattlemen and sponsored by TH4AH Enterprises. CASS-OTOE CATTLEMEN members serve lunch to more than 300 youth and parents during the Otoe County Beef Show on Aug. 4. The event was a great success and generated several new membership applications.
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