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13, 15 BEEF DAYS

Small town in Missouri hosts week-long event to promote beef to their community and highlight the commitment of local cattlemen and women.

17 NCBA POLICY PRIORITIES

NCBA’s 2023 policy priorities that were developed through the grassroots process were announced at CattleCon23.

18 FEDERATION

Not only did table tennis become an Olympic sport in the ‘80s, but the national Beef Checkoff began.

New Officers Take the Wheel in 2023

Todd Wilkinson is a co-owner and operator of a commercial cow-calf operation along with his son, Nick, in De Smet, South Dakota. He is also a co-owner of Redstone Feeders, a familyowned cattle feeding and finishing operation.

In addition, Wilkinson has practiced law for more than 38 years, specializing in estate planning and agricultural law. He is a graduate of Augustana

Mark Eisele

Wyoming

Mark Eisele lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where his family run cow-calf pairs, retain yearlings that sell into branded programs, and manage a custom haying operation on the historic King Ranch Company. Only five miles from Cheyenne’s city limits, Eisele is all too familiar with municipalities, population growth, energy development and business park pressures.

The ranch is mostly private/deeded lands with about a third being state and federal grazing land leases. The King Ranch Company was recognized in 2015 for the Leopold Conservation Award and Wyoming Stock Growers

Buck Wehrbein

Nebraska

Buck Wehrbein grew up in eastern Nebraska on a farm raising cattle, hogs and chickens. Wehrbein has managed custom feedlots in Nebraska and Texas since 1984 while feeding his own cattle since 1980. He worked outside Amarillo on a custom feedlot for many years before moving back to Nebraska.

College and University of South Dakota School of Law. His firm, Wilkinson & Schumacher, is sought after by producers (cow-calf, stocker and feeder segments) across the state when they are facing legal challenges.

Throughout the years, Wilkinson has been heavily involved in local, state and national leadership roles. During his time on the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association board, he had many roles including president in 2015-2016. Wilkinson also served on numerous NCBA committees as well as the Environmental Working Group, Traceability Working Group and Cattle Marketing Working Group. Wilkinson served as NCBA Region VII Policy vice president for two years. Wilkinson is a founding member and current vice president of the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation. He and his late wife, Jean, have three children and nine grandchildren.

Environmental Stewardship Award.

Both Eisele’s parents came from ranching families, but he built most of their livestock business from scratch. He knows the difficulties of being a young person in agriculture with little capital. He survived through hard work, renting and leasing, and calculated risk management. He appreciates this to his very core to associate with neighbors and colleagues in this industry.

Eisele has been heavily involved in the NCBA since 2009. Since his start with NCBA, Eisele has served many roles including serving on the Nominating Committee, Public Lands Council - Legislative Session, Environmental Stewardship Award Wyoming (Region V), and being a Political Action Committee (PAC) donor.

Eisele has been married to his wife, Trudy, for 40 years, and has three adult children - Colton, Kendall, and Kaycee. Together they enjoy working the family operation, as well as outdoor recreation, hunting, volunteering for organizations, and cruising in their classic cars.

Wehrbein has been active in the beef industry serving on the Nebraska Beef Council since 2012. He held many different roles on the board for the Nebraska Beef Council, including treasurer and board chairman. The last two years, Wehrbein has served on the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC). He participated in Young Cattlemen’s Conference in 1993.

Wehrbein and his wife Sandy have been married 50 years and have three children (two living), seven grandchildren (six living), and seven great-grandchildren (six living).

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