Telling agriculture’s story is what Russell Nemetz does best. As an award winning NAFB farm broadcaster, he takes great pride in being one of agriculture’s biggest advocates.

Raised along the Milk River near Chinook, Montana, production agriculture has always been part of his life. In fact, his family continues to run a cow/calf operation there. Russell earned his bachelor’s degree in Communication’s from Montana State University-Billings. For nearly 25 years, he was part of the Northern Ag Network’s farm broadcast team in Billings, MT; the majority of those years as it’s Ag Director.

In 2019, he had the opportunity to assume operation and eventually purchase the Evan Slack Network; another well-known Ag Radio Network in the Rocky Mountain West and Northern Plains. In 2020, the network was re-branded the Western Ag Network. Today, he provides daily Ag radio programs on the Western Network in Billings, MT; and the Ag Information Network in Walla Walla, WA. These programs are heard in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington State and Wyoming.

His television broadcasts are seen statewide on the Montana Television Network as one of the members of the Montana Ag Network. He also makes regular appearances on national television broadcasts like Cattlemen to Cattlemen, This Week in Agribusiness, Market Day Report and Rural Evening News all seen on RFD-TV. He’s had the opportunity to report on Agriculture from across the region, the United States and has been on trade missions to Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Russia and Taiwan.

Russell resides with his family in Billings, Montana.

Kevin was born and raised on an irrigated farm and registered cattle operation in Fort Collins, Colo. He attended Colorado State University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness. During his undergraduate studies, Kevin was a member of the CSU livestock judging team earning high individual honors at the National Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contest and was actively involved in FFA, serving as a National FFA Officer in 1987-88. In 1997, Kevin earned his master’s in management from the Krannert School of Business at Purdue University.

Kevin spent more than two decades working for the Indianapolis-based consulting firm Agri Business Group/Adayana before founding his own consulting practice, Agcellerate, LLC. Over the past 24 years, he has had the privilege of providing strategic planning, marketing consulting, sales/management training and keynote speaking services to some of the country’s largest animal health, crop protection, seed, feed and farm machinery companies.

Today, Kevin, his wife Julie and their three children, Caitlyn, Ashlyn and Collin, make their home in the small agricultural community of Kersey, Colo., 60 miles northeast of Denver. In addition to his consulting and TV hosting responsibilities, Kevin manages his family operation consisting of 130 head of registered Limousin and Lim-Flex cows together with irrigated corn, alfalfa and grass hay along the South Platte River. In addition to marketing bulls to commercial cow-calf operations, Kevin’s family also operates Ochsner Tenderlean Beef, a small branded beef company that markets beef directly to consumers along the Front Range of Colorado. 

Lane Nordlund is a trusted and respected figure in the agriculture community. As an award-winning multimedia farm broadcaster, he serves rural America by sharing the important information farmers and ranchers need to be successful.

Nordlund, born and raised in central Montana, has been involved in production agriculture his entire life. He had the honor of being elected as the Montana FFA State President and was also the National FFA Officer Candidate for the state of Montana.

While attending Montana State University-Bozeman he earned a degree in agricultural education-relations. From there he began his career in agricultural media.

On radio, Nordlund co-anchor’s the Western Ag Network reports heard on more than 114 radio stations in 10 western states. TV viewers can tune in to find him reporting on WakeUp Montana NonStop Local, a Cowles Media broadcast airing across Montana and northern Wyoming.

He also hosts “Montana Talks Ag,” a morning radio update for Townsquare Media.

Nordlund produces an agriculture podcast called the LaneCast which focuses on rural and agriculture issues in the Western United States. Nordlund is also the host of two national podcasts: Cattlemen’s Call podcast for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Eye on Potatoes Podcast for the National Potato Council.

Nordlund is a contributor to national TV programs Cattlemen to Cattlemen, Market Day Report and Rural Evening News which air on RFD-TV.

In 2016, Nordlund received the Horizon Award from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. The award recognizes young farm broadcasters who show promise in the industry. In 2020, Nordlund received the Shepherd’s Voice Award from the American Sheep Industry Association.

Being a young person involved in production agriculture and agriculture media, Nordlund has a unique view of the industry. This view helps him make a personal connection with his audience whether that is in a packed convention hall or the local café.