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62  Nebraska Cattleman  August 2023  Nebraska Cattlemen in Action NC members Flint Haskins, Justin Haskins, Jeff Heldt, Terryn Drieling, NC President Steve Hanson and NC President-Elect Jerry Kuenning, left to right, supervise the beef trivia game table at the Western Nebraska Pioneers baseball game in Gering on June 9. NC Region 1 hosted the event where beef trivia was played throughout the game and attendees were given beef promotion materials. Western Nebraska Pioneers Baseball Game Chandler Mulvaney, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association director of grassroots advocacy and spokesperson development, conducts a Masters of Beef Advocacy workshop with the 2022 and 2023 Young Cattlemen’s Connections classes during the NC Midyear Meeting on June 8. The group discussed ways to communicate and lead conversations with high impact and value. YCC at NC Midyear Meeting Nebraska Beef Ambassador Paige Wood attends the Animal Science Discovery Day in Curtis on May 25. She taught students about the beef lifecycle and reproduction, and discussed what Nebraska Cattlemen does for beef producers. Animal Science Discovery Day Jason Star, left, and NC President Steve Hanson, right, along with Lincoln County Cattlemen serve more than 3,000 meals during the NEBRASKAland Days Annual Prime Rib Feed on June 20. NEBRASKAland Days Prime Rib Feed Nebraska’s federal delegation kicks off a Farm Bill listening session at Weber Feedyards with Nebraska Cattlemen on June 19. Pictured, left to right, are Rep. Mike Flood (NE-01), Rep. Don Bacon (NE02), Joel Weber, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-03) and NC President Steve Hanson. Weber Feedyards Hosts Federal Delegation NC members enjoy suite tickets at Wrigley Field for the NC State Political Action Committee’s Cattlemen event at the Cubs game on June 17. Cattlemen at the Cubs TJ Morris, owner of Superior Industries, left, and Keith Hemberger, South Central Cattlemen president, right, talk to the participants of the Farmer-Stockman Council Summer Tour on June 20. The tour, hosted by the South Central Cattlemen Association, included visits to the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Hastings Equity Manufacturing, GreenCover Seed and Superior Industries, Inc., to learn about manufacturing products used in the beef industry. Farmer-Stockman Council Tour NC members Natalie Jones, Allan Louthan and Shaylee Jones, left to right, attend the Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska on June 6 to fundraise for cancer research and promote beef as part of a healthy diet. Cattlemen’s Ball

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