Danni Beer can ride her own circle.  This petite, blonde ranch wife can pull a calf, rope and ride, handle a branding iron, work the head catch, clean the barn, cook up a storm, coach a youth sports team and she can, at the drop of a hat pack a bag, catch a plane to Washington and in short order be in the midst of meetings with policy-makers and agency officials making a case for U.S. cattle producers. 

Danni Beer grew up on a registered Angus ranch on the North Dakota - South Dakota border.  She and her husband Mike ranch near Lemmon, South Dakota where they’re raising their three children.

After completing an agriculture education degree in 1992, Danni taught junior high science and high school agriculture education classes for two years.  As the ranch and her family grew, so did her responsibility to them and today she maintains a full time position on the ranch as her husband’s business partner, wife and mother.  She’s involved with her church and serves as a volunteer coach for several of her children’s sports teams.  In her spare time she enjoys being involved with the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, riding horses, jogging and reading.

Danni is no stranger to Washington, DC.  In fact, she’s well known on Capitol Hill where she’s lobbied relentlessly for her industry for nearly a decade.  During the 2002 Farm Bill debate she was instrumental in networking together the largest coalition in history supporting legislation mandating country of origin labeling for meat, fish, fruit, vegetables and peanuts.   She’s working today to see that the law is implemented.