6 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN September 2025 THE ONLY PUBLICATION DEDICATED TO THE NEBRASKA CATTLE INDUSTRY. NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN September 2025 Vol. 81 | Issue 7 REGULARS Insights ....................................8 Ruminations .........................10 Consider This .......................36 Nebraska Beef Council ........38 NCIG .......................................40 NC Partners ........................... 41 IANR ......................................44 NC Dispatch...........................45 Boots on the Ground ...........46 Advertiser Index ..................47 Sale & Event Calendar......... 47 FEATURES PRODUCTION Combatting New World Screwworm .................. 16 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture share an update on plans to protect the nation’s cow herd. Keeping the Books..................................................26 Why financial recordkeeping matters in today’s cattle operations. PEOPLE Nebraska Women in Agriculture ......................... 12 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Co-Founder Jane Green shares how the program got its start. PAST A Pioneering Woman.............................................20 A look at the incredible life of Sarah (Sal) Paine Forbes. POLICY NC Policy Adoption Process .................................34 Learn about the association’s grassroots policy process, which is created, shaped and voted on by NC members. 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: Brenda Masek and crew move cattle to working chutes for fall processing at the Masek Ranch in Purdum. Photo courtesy of Linda Teahon.
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