Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and is off to a good start to the year. Before I turn the page on 2024, I want to thank everyone that consigned cattle to the 22nd Annual Silver State Classic Feeder Sale last month at Fallon Livestock LLC. There were a lot of great cattle through the ring this year and prices remained strong. A big thank you goes to Fallon Livestock LLC for all of their support year after year.
As we turn the calendar to 2025, we will be working with a new Presidential administration, a new Congress, and some fresh new faces at the State Legislature in Carson City, NV. As these governing bodies begin to hit the ground running, NCA will continue engaging with the entire political spectrum to make sure livestock producer’s interests, concerns, and needs are known and addressed. It’s important to hear from you should you feel something needs to be brought forward. Remember, NCA works for you.
NCA has our sights set on several high priority issues as the new year begins to take shape. These include BLM’s Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, amended Greater Sage-Grouse Land Use Plans, the Solar Energy Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement in response to the Biden-Harris administration’s goals of permitting 25 gigawatts of renewable energy on public lands by 2025, tax policy, the Farm Bill, and endangered species listings, just
to name a few.
There are also a few noteworthy events taking place in the first part of 2025. The University of Nevada, Reno will again be hosting the annual Cattlemen’s Update in person and virtually from January 13-17. The University has hosted these sessions across Nevada for more than 40 years to provide ranchers with current research-based information about issues that may affect the efficiency, productivity, profitability, and sustainability of Nevada’s cattle industry. Please be sure to check out their website, https://naes.unr.edu/cattlemens/, for additional information on session locations and times the week of January 13-17.
Lastly, if you’re in need of bulls this upcoming season please mark February 15, 2025, on your calendars for the 3rd Annual Great Basin Bull Sale in Fallon, NV at the Rafter 3C Event Center at 1:00 p.m. In the tradition of both the Fallon All Breeds Bull Sale and the Bulls for the 21st Century Bull Test and Sale, there will be a combination of performance tested and range bulls available at the sale. If you’re looking to improve the genetics of your operation, there’s no doubt you should be able to find what you’re looking for at the upcoming sale. For more information about the sale please check out the website at greatbasinbullsale.com.
Until next time.