Oct. 18, 2019
We have received word that the Iowa Cattlemen's Association will fund bred heifers, making our donated heifer count now close to 15. We have 5 recipients chosen who will receive 3 bred heifers. Due to weather, harvesting and grazing, the cattle will be arriving to Nebraska in early November. This has been a huge project and I want to thank the most amazing young rancher who started this project on Facebook... putting out the call for interested people. He is arranging the purchase and will haul the cattle to Nebraska to their new homes. NLLB staff have learned a lot about cattle (heifers)....breeding....have been watching cattle prices for months...as well as working on logistics and finding worthy recipients. Since these cattle will cross state lines, we also have to hire a vet to certify each animal. Many of the ranchers in the area are still battling water and mud. We targeted smaller ranchers who lost cattle and now have their fences repaired and have enough hay to feed their stock. We have talked to many people along the way to find the recipients. To those we take our hats off! THANK YOU!
Oct. 7, 2019
This morning I was able to make our first call to a rancher in the flood region of Nebraska to inform them that they were chosen to receive 2 bred heifers that will be delivered in 2-3 weeks time. What a joyful phone call! The ranchers have been nominated and were unaware of the possibility of receiving cattle.
NLLB has been able to raise funds for 2 bred heifers and are on our way raising funds for a 3rd. There is still time to donate. We have been working with a rancher in S.D. who has raised funds/received confirmation of donated bred heifers of 3 and possibly 4. This will allow us to donate 1 and hopefully 2 heifers to 3 different ranchers, who have now been chosen! Another organization in Iowa are possibly donating more and we will continue to work and help find recipients for their donation of cattle.
We targeted smaller scale ranchers who have been in the business for some time and are without outside help and insurance. Thank you to our donors for reaching out to those in need!
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