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Ranch Transition Task Manager

Transition and estate planning can often be a daunting and overwhelming task. Find out how we can help your family today!

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Check out the minutes from our last meeting and stay up to date with our upcoming events, plans and more! Join us for the next NGLC meeting in February.

Our Purpose

Dedicated to the enhancement of grasslands, the Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition is comprised of ranchers and private landowners all focused on creating public awareness and improvement of the grazing lands in Nebraska. The organization’s top focus is to provide voluntary technical assistance and educational opportunities on grazing land management. Healthy Nebraska grazing lands translate directly into forage for livestock, habitat for wildlife, economic benefits for landowners and rural communities, and clean water for much of the Great Plains.

Upcoming Events

Nebraska Grazing Conference

Kearney, NE

8/12/2019 - 8/14/2019

The 2019 Nebraska Grazing Conference will be held at the Ramada Inn in Kearney, NE on August 12 through 14. The conference will feature plant identification with Chris Helzer (The Nature Conservancy), rangeland and soil health with Pat Shaver and Dana Larsen, grazinglands management with Virginia Jin, Jerry Volesky, Jeff Bradshaw, Jacob Miller, Martha Mamo, and Andrea Basche, the art and science of winter grazing with John Maddux, Logan Pribbeno, Wayne Eatinger, Jim O’Rourke, and Bruce Anderson, as well as Jack Arterburn and Sarah Sortum covering rangeland resilence.

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Generational Transition Workshop

Kearney, NE

8/13/2019 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

A generational transition meeting will be held during the Nebraska Grazing Conference in Kearney on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 from 6:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. CT. Several respected Nebraska ranchers and farmers have agreed to share their experiences with generational transitions at upcoming meetings. Learn from this panel of producers, who have experienced transitions, each in their own way.

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In The News

Cattle, sheep, goats are successful grazing combination

Mike and Fran Wallace have grazed multiple species — often 2 or 3 at a time — on their ranch since 2000.

NGLC announces addition of Ranch Transition Task Manager

The Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition (NGLC) wants to assist farm and ranch families with the often daunting task of transition and estate planning. Over the last several years, the NGLC has hosted seminars with speakers highlighting topics related to transition planning, and now, NGLC has hired an individual who will work directly with families interested in taking estate and transition planning steps.

Featured Producer

Neb. rancher shares lessons from transition of crops to grazing to retirement

At 72 years-old, Plainview, Neb. farmer Wayne Rasmussen has lived life with an open mind and a willingness to learn. It’s resulted in some unique accomplishments for Rasmussen and his wife Judy.