The Nebraska Cattlemen, in collaboration with Wisconsin-based Sand County Foundation, named the Wilson Ranch near Lakeside the 2006 Nebraska winner of the Leopold Conservation Award. The Wilsons received a crystal award and a $10,000 check during the Nebraska Cattlemen Convention & Trade Show in Lincoln.

   The 2007 NC Top Hand Recruitment Program is now underway. Any new memberships received by the NC Lincoln office between Nov. 1, 2006 and Oct. 31, 2007, will count toward the 2007 program totals. For more information on how you can be part of the NC Top Hand Recruitment Program, contact an NC Member Services staff person.

A mountain of paperwork and about three years of navigating through governmental red tape has finally paid off for Nebraska business and it’s owner, Dave Deitloff.

CC Ag, LLC – a composting company based in Norfolk – recently received funding from a value-added producer grant provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of the 2002 federal farm bill.