September 2025 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN 45 Shaping Cattle Solutions. Providing beef producers with the tools needed in today’s livestock production system is what we do. Huvepharma® offers a large portfolio of feed additives, vaccines, nutritional supplements, and veterinary products paired with superior customer service and technical support. www.huvepharma.us customerservice@huvepharma.us 1-877-994-4883 NC DISPATCH YCC Call for Nominees Young Cattlemen’s Connections (YCC) nominees are now being accepted for the class of 2026. YCC has been an NC tradition for many years. The program identifies and educates leaders to help guide and strengthen the beef industry. The goal of the YCC program is to help emerging leaders understand the agriculture industry structure, issues management, product research and marketing, and teach them how to become effective communicators. YCC provides the leadership tools necessary to build a successful future. The class size is limited to 10. Affiliates and individuals are asked to limit nominations to one outstanding individual each. The following will be considered in evaluating applications: • Current or future leader with Nebraska Cattlemen and/or local affiliate. • Within the age of 25-50. • Willingness to participate in a twoyear program. Six days of meetings each year PLUS NC Midyear and NC Annual Convention. • Positive attitude and a desire to develop new leadership skills. • Nebraska Cattlemen membership is required. Dates for the 2026 class are Jan. 19-22, 2026, (Lincoln) and Jan. 26-28, 2027, (Lincoln) with a summer/fall meeting each year. The deadline for nominations is Oct. 21, 2025. Nominee applications will be reviewed by the selection committee, and the YCC class of 2026 will be announced Nov. 14, 2025. This program is made possible by generous sponsorships from NC Foundation, Neogen, Merck Animal Health and Farm Credit Services of America. Visit nebraskacattlemen.org for more information and to download a brochure. For more information contact Bonita Lederer at (402) 450-0223 or blederer@necattlemen.org. Beef in Schools Beef is back on many school menus this fall, thanks to the Beef in Schools program. Its mission is to promote Nebraska beef for school lunch programs and encourage beef education and nutrition in Nebraska schools. Information on this program, including how to start one in your district, can be found on nebraskacattlemen.org. Husker Harvest Days Catch the Nebraska Cattlemen (NC) membership team at the 2025 Husker Harvest Days, Sept. 9-11, 2025, in Grand Island. We will be set up in the Bill’s Volume Sales booth in the northwest quadrant, booth number 356. Stop by the booth and register for door prizes and if you’re an NC member, you can pick up a free Nebraska Cattlemen T-shirt. ~NC~
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