Pilger News

There are a lot of great things about this college football playoff. Not the least of which is listening to all of the good old boys in the establishment tell you what a great thing it is.

National Cattlemen's Beef Association President J.D. Alexander , a farmer-feeder from Pilger, NE, says the president's take on the estate tax threatens job creation and punishes the producers of food and fiber.

J.D. Alexander, a third-generation farmer-feeder from Pilger, NE, says of his participation in industry organizations: "If you're not at the table, you risk being on the menu." J.D. Alexander and his son Josh operate a 2,000-acre corn/alfalfa farm and market about 12,000 head of fed cattle annually.

PARTNERSHIP. Ryde Community Co-op president Terry Pilger presents a $1,000 cheque to Gravenhurst Couns.

NEBRASKAN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF NAT'L CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSN Dec. 28, 2011 BrownfieldAgNews reports: A cattle feeder and farmer from Pilger, Nebraska is set to become the next president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association .