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The Nebraska State Legislature wrapped up their 2021 session last week. It was a very successful session for issues backed by the Nebraska Cattlemen Association. Executive Vice President Pete McClymont says all their priority measures were approved.
He says getting legislation approved for broadband expansion is a huge win for cattle producers and this measure was long overdue.
McClymont says another priority measure was contained in passage of the Nebraska Farm to School Program Act.
McClymont says two other priority bills that passed included a change of provisions in the Livestock Brand Act and the Dr. Fox legislation that provides for refills of veterinary drug orders by veterinary drug distributors.
2 weeks ago in Agriculture Photo: WNAX
The Nebraska Cattlemen Association is working on and backing four pieces of legislation being heard in the Unicameral. Association Vice President of Government Affairs Ashley Kohls says there are a pair of broadband bills they want to see passed.
She says they’re also backing Senator Brandt’s Herd Share Bill which is a two part measure. Kohls says the first part helps connect consumers with producers and the second part creates an independent small meat processor grant program.
Kohls says they also want LB 252 approved which adjusts the veterinary drug distribution act.
Kohls says LB 252 gives producers a 30 day window to refill prescriptions should the veterinarian who prescribed those passes away.
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LINCOLN Neb. – A newly launched survey by Nebraska Extension seeks ranchers’ input on the design of grassland conservation programs in the state. The survey, a partnership among Nebraska Extension, Nebraska Cattlemen’s, Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, and the University of Nebraska, is a targeted effort to get feedback directly from [.]