NCBA officers Todd Wilkinson, Mark Eisele, and Buck Wehrbein visit with Lane at the annual Summer Business Meeting about the grassroots policy. Whether it’s the Farm Bill, cell-cultured protein products, or grazing regulations, cattlemen and women gathered in San Diego to voice their opinions and help determine how NCBA will address these challenges in the coming year. Like Wilkinson said, “I have never been involved in an organization that has as big of an impact as NCBA does.”

Cattle Producers Gather to Help Chart the Future

Matt Makens

Joined again by Meteorologist Matt Makens, he explains how El Niño is affecting different regions of the country. Extreme weather patterns aren't going away, they're just shifting gears. From flooding this spring to extreme heat waves across the country, what’s next for 2023? This podcast is sponsored by AgRisk Advisors and WSR Insurance.

El Niño Explained - Meteorologist Matt Makens

Paul Dykstra

Paul Dykstra with Certified Angus Beef joins us to dive into what is happening with cattle prices and inventory this year, and explain what he expects to come in the future. He gives tips on how you, as a producer, can use market information to your advantage.

New Cattle Market Surprises and Analysis with Paul Dykstra

Kacy Atkinson is a Wyoming cattle producer and creator of the 10 Miles Past Nowhere blog and social media. She describes what it is like to live miles outside the nearest town. She also shares her personal story of turning loss into an open door for conversations about transition planning to ensure their family doesn’t lose their ranch that began in the 1880s.

Loss and the Family Ranch: Planning for the Unexpected

Young Cattlemen’s Conference provides young leaders with a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the industry, from production to the consumer. Montana rancher Jake Feddes YCC Chair and North Dakota rancher Calli Thorne share more on the 9-day trip that took 71 producers across the nation.

Young Cattlemen’s Conference 2023

Our guest, Lettie McKinney, is nothing if not busy! She joins us while she is in the tractor, planting cotton. Lettie and her father manage their family farm and run MC- Meat Co., a direct-to-consumer beef business that Lettie started. From experimenting with growing cotton, to opening a wedding venue on her property, Lettie has added multiple revenue streams to the operation so it can succeed in the future!

Beef Cows and Wedding Vows

Whether it be cybercrime, cattle rustling, or illegal imports, cattle producers are being protected by people like Special Ranger Scott Williamson and Captain Justin Smith. Hear about what types of crime are becoming more popular in agriculture and the cattle industry and what different states are doing to protect their producers, as well as what simple steps you can take to protect yourself.

Beefing Up Protection With Ag Law Enforcement

Jordan O’Neill, a beef cattle nutritionist, joins the conversation today to share what she has seen on her own operation and with her customers as drought impacts cattle numbers and cattle nutrition across the country. New technologies have opened doors to reducing feed waste and increasing feed efficiency. Jordan has advice for all types of producers to improve their cattle feeding techniques.

Proper Nutrition Leads To Prospering Cattle

The Mannix Brothers Ranch in Helmville, Montana, can’t be described as just a cattle ranch. They also manage timber, a direct-to-consumer grass-finished beef program, and most recently, a restaurant. With a large family operation, diversification was inevitable, yet the long-held ideals of conservation and work ethic haven’t ceased. David and Randy Mannix join the podcast to explain the evolution of the operation.

Multi - Generational Ranch Goes Beyond Raising Cattle

Texas cattlemen and father and son, Donnell and Tucker Brown of RA Brown Ranch, a historic ranch in Throckmorten where they raise commercial and purebred cattle as well as registered Quarter horses. The Brown family is an exceptional example of generational transfer and creating opportunity for each new generation that wants to be a part of the ranch. When family operations wonder if they need to adapt to survive, as Tucker put it, “You don’t have to change, but you do have to compete with those who do.”

RA Brown Ranch Talks About Passing On the Legacy

Montana rancher and broadcaster Lane Nordlund hosts this monthly “coffee talk” style podcast focusing on the producers in the beef industry. Learn and laugh together with the stories of cattlemen and women from across the country. We all have stories to tell; we all have successes and failures; we all work with family and it’s always great to talk about what is going on in the beef industry across the country.

Great to hear an unscripted conversations of life in the cattle business. Great tips and advice from the guests.

Conversations we all relate to

Cattlemen's Call Podcast

Sustainability. Agriculture. Livestock. Rancher Kevin Kester, Ben Weinheimer V.P. of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association and Don Close with Rabo AgriFiance discuss the phrase sustainable agriculture. The discussion centers around how sustainability has changed consumer preference. In addition, how producers are telling their sustainability story along with other examples of how producers can find opportunity and profit in the sustainability conversation.https://www.ncba.org/cattlemenscall.aspx

Sustainability. Agriculture. Livestock. Rancher Kevin Kester, Ben Weinheimer V.P. of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association and Don Close with Rabo AgriFiance discuss the phrase sustainable agriculture. The discussion centers around how sustainability has changed consumer preference. In addition, how producers are telling their sustainability story along with other examples of how producers can find opportunity and profit in the sustainability conversation. <a href="https://www.ncba.org/cattlemenscall.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ncba.org/cattlemenscall.aspx</a>

Sustainability: an opportunity for profitably

Dan McCarty’s deep bass voice is known by many. The Colorado rancher raises  Gelbvieh cattle, is a talented auctioneer, and is now the voice of beef promotion. He answers the Cattlemen’s Call and shares insight on his unique ranching operation and his passion for the industry.

Dan. The Voice.

Bill Rishel

Bill Rishel can be described as a true pioneer in the beef industry. Heading west with a dream and the determination to succeed, Bill has lived the American Dream.Email suggestions for future shows to cattlemenscall@beef.org

Bill Rishel can be described as a true pioneer in the beef industry. Heading west with a dream and the determination to succeed, Bill has lived the American Dream. Email suggestions for future shows to cattlemenscall@beef.org

Sit Down With Industry Leader, Bill Rishel

Penny Krebs

Skye and Penny Krebs raise cattle and sheep near Ione, Oregon. The Krebs share insight on their diversified operation, tips on having a happy marriage on the range and the importance of being involved in agriculture advocacy.

Building a Home on the Range: Skye and Penny Krebs

Kiah Twisselman, Courtenay DeHoff and Macey Hurst are well known agricultural influencers on social media. They share their stories of growing up in livestock production, challenges they’ve faced in their endeavors and how everyone has a role to play in telling agricultures story.

Ag Influencers: Telling our story

Damon Palmer &amp; Scott Flynn with Corteva Agriscience share insight on tools and management systems that cattlemen and women utilize to improve pastureland health.

Optimizing Pasture Health

Cattlemen and women maintain 250 million acres of U.S. public land. The Public Lands Council (PLC) advocates for these western ranchers who preserve our nation’s natural resources while providing vital food and fiber to the nation and the world. Joining Cattlemen’s Call to discuss ranching on public lands are ranchers Eric Jennings of South Dakota and California’s Dave Daley and Ethan Lane Exc. Dir of PLC and NCBA’s Federal Lands.https://www.ncba.org/cattlemenscall.aspx

Cattlemen and women maintain 250 million acres of U.S. public land. The Public Lands Council (PLC) advocates for these western ranchers who preserve our nation’s natural resources while providing vital food and fiber to the nation and the world. Joining Cattlemen’s Call to discuss ranching on public lands are ranchers Eric Jennings of South Dakota and California’s Dave Daley and Ethan Lane Exc. Dir of PLC and NCBA’s Federal Lands. <a href="https://www.ncba.org/cattlemenscall.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ncba.org/cattlemenscall.aspx</a>

Ranching On Public Lands

Jennifer Houston

NCBA President Jennifer Houston shares the story of how her roots in Tennessee agriculture led her to become a leader in the beef industry.Photo: NCBAhttps://www.ncba.org/cattlemenscall.aspx

NCBA President Jennifer Houston shares the story of how her roots in Tennessee agriculture led her to become a leader in the beef industry. Photo: NCBA <a href="https://www.ncba.org/cattlemenscall.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ncba.org/cattlemenscall.aspx</a>

A life of service: Jennifer Houston NCBA President

Colin Woodall

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has named Colin Woodall as the associations new Chief Executive Officer. As Woodall takes the reins of NCBA, he joins the Cattlemen’s Call Podcast to share tales of his youth and work as an advocate for agriculture.

Introducing Colin Woodall, NCBA CEO

Get a behind the scenes look at the role NCBA plays in Washington D.C. CEO Colin Woodall and V.P. of Government Affairs Ethan Lane pull back the curtain to explain how NCBA advocates in the Beltway for the grassroots policy their members set.

Beltway Beef After Dark

Jon Mollhagen

From his own start in production agriculture in the 1980s to his creativity in his livestock handling equipment, Jon Mollhagen has revolutionized the livestock industry. Along with daughter and son, the Mollhagen’s own and operate Moly Manufacturing that makes products like the SILENCER Chute and the TurretGate. Jon looks back on his time in FFA, ranching and manufacturing.

Industry Innovator: Jon Mollhagen

Lindsey Fulton Loken

Lindsey Fulton Loken, owner of Blondies Butcher Shop in Wanamingo, MN, shares her story of being a small-town butcher, being a bridge between producers and consumers and sharing advice for those who are interested in the art of meat.

Main Street Butcher: Lindsey Fulton Loken

There are many successes and challenges in creating a direct to consumer beef business. Jake Perino of Illinois, Joe Lowe of Kentucky and Traves Merrick from Missouri share their experiences and insight in the direct to the consumer marketplace. They give advice and answer questions that many in the countryside must weigh when considering the direct to consumer model. http://www.facebook.com/TheFarmShop https://twitter.com/OakHollowAngus https://gleondaangus.com/

There are many successes and challenges in creating a direct to consumer beef business. Jake Perino of Illinois, Joe Lowe of Kentucky and Traves Merrick from Missouri share their experiences and insight in the direct to the consumer marketplace. They give advice and answer questions that many in the countryside must weigh when considering the direct to consumer model. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheFarmShop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/TheFarmShop</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OakHollowAngus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/OakHollowAngus</a> <a href="https://gleondaangus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gleondaangus.com/</a>

Beef: Direct to consumer advice

Cindy Tews

California’s Cindy Tews was born and raised in the saddle. She co-owns Fresno Livestock Commission with her father, Phil Tews. Her family also runs a fall calving operation. An active member of the California’s Cattlemen’s Association, she is active on the local, state, and national level advocating for livestock producers.

CattleWoman, Cindy Tews

In this edition of Cattlemen’s Call, NCBA leaders discuss the impact of Coronavirus on their lives and families, as well as how the pandemic is impacting the entire beef industry. Tune in and hear their first-hand experience and what NCBA is doing to help support the beef industry during this time of crisis.

NCBA officers discuss the impacts of Coronavirus

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