Fischer Welcomes National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Buck Wehrbein at Agriculture Hearing

Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, welcomed fellow Nebraskan and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Buck Wehrbein to testify during a committee hearing.
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Following is a transcript of Senator Fischer’s remarks as prepared for delivery:
Thank you to all our witnesses for being here today. Nebraska is known as the Beef State, so I am particularly excited to have Mr. Buck Wehrbein here today as a witness.
In May of 2023, when Chairman Boozman visited Nebraska on his Farm Bill tour, we were able to visit Buck’s feedlot and hear directly from him about how the Farm Bill could support cattle producers.
Mr. Wehrbein grew up in eastern Nebraska on a farm raising cattle, hogs, and chickens. He has managed custom feedlots in Nebraska and Texas since 1984, while feeding his own cattle since 1980.
He has been active in the beef industry and served as both chairman and treasurer for the Nebraska Beef Council, and served on the Beef Promotion Operating Committee. He currently serves as President of the National Cattlemen Beef Association.
Mr. Wehrbein and his wife have been married 50 years and have three children, seven grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren. We’re so proud to have you representing Nebraska here today, and I look forward to hearing your testimony.