Cattle industry legends Tom Jones and Norman Timmerman will be recognized in January.

Jennifer M. Latzke, Editor

December 1, 2021

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CATTLE FEEDING HONORS: Two legendary cattlemen will be recognized for their lasting contributions to the cattle industry with their induction into the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame Jan. 31. Tom Jones of Hy-Plains Feedyard LLC, Montezuma, Kan., and Norman Timmerman of N.A. Timmerman Inc., Indianola, Neb., will be honored during the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Houston.AndrewLinscott/Getty images

Two legendary cattlemen will be honored for their lasting contributions to the cattle industry with their induction into the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame Jan. 31.

Tom Jones of Hy-Plains Feedyard LLC, Montezuma, Kan., and Norman Timmerman of N.A. Timmerman Inc., Indianola, Neb., will be honored during the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show in Houston.

Jones is well-known in the cattle feeding industry for his innovation and drive to improve the business through research and education. In 2017, the company opened the Hy-Plains Education and Research Center, a facility dedicated to studying cattle feeding methodology and collecting data to improve performance. He is known to collaborate with industry and university researchers on various projects, with wide-ranging applications to the overall beef chain.

Timmerman grew up learning the cattle business from his father, Leo Timmerman, who was himself inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013. The elder Timmerman was an early innovator in the cattle feeding industry. In 2019, the Norman Timmerman family received the Feedyard Commitment to Excellence Award from the Certified Angus Beef brand. Today, N.A. Timmerman Inc. operates feedyards in Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas.

Also being recognized at the banquet will be William J. Pullen with Bill’s Volume Sales, who will receive the Industry Leadership Award, and Dave Mestl with N.A. Timmerman Inc., who will receive the Arturo Armendariz Distinguished Service Award.

The Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame was established in 2009 to honor the exceptional, visionary men and women who have made lasting contributions to the cattle-feeding industry.

Information on the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show, including tickets to the 2022 Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame banquet, can be found at convention.ncba.org. For more information on the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame, visit cattlefeeders.org.

NCBA contributed to this article.

 

About the Author(s)

Jennifer M. Latzke

Editor, Kansas Farmer

Through all her travels, Jennifer M. Latzke knows that there is no place like Kansas.

Jennifer grew up on her family’s multigenerational registered Angus seedstock ranch and diversified farm just north of Woodbine, Kan., about 30 minutes south of Junction City on the edge of the Kansas Flint Hills. Rock Springs Ranch State 4-H Center was in her family’s backyard.

While at Kansas State University, Jennifer was a member of the Sigma Kappa Sorority and a national officer for the Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow. She graduated in May 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural communications and a minor in animal science. In August 2000 Jennifer started her 20-year agricultural writing career in Dodge City, Kan., on the far southwest corner of the state.

She’s traveled across the U.S. writing on wheat, sorghum, corn, cotton, dairy and beef stories as well as breaking news and policy at the local, state and national levels. Latzke has traveled across Mexico and South America with the U.S. Wheat Associates and toured Vietnam as a member of KARL Class X. She’s traveled to Argentina as one of 10 IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism. And she was part of a delegation of AAEA: The Ag Communicators Network members invited to Cuba.

Jennifer’s an award-winning writer, columnist, and podcaster, recognized by the Kansas Professional Communicators, Kansas Press Association, the National Federation of Presswomen, Livestock Publications Council, and AAEA. In 2019, Jennifer reached the pinnacle of achievements, earning the title of “Writer of Merit” from AAEA.

Trips and accolades are lovely, but Jennifer says she is happiest on the road talking to farmers and ranchers and gathering stories and photos to share with readers.

“It’s an honor and a great responsibility to be able to tell someone’s story and bring them recognition for their work on the land,” Jennifer says. “But my role is also evolving to help our more urban neighbors understand the issues our Kansas farmers face in bringing the food and fiber to their store shelves.”

She spends her time gardening, crafting, watching K-State football, and cheering on her nephews and niece in their 4-H projects. She can be found on Twitter at @Latzke.

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