Session Review: Agriculture
The Agriculture Committee considered bills this session that would have expanded industrial hemp research and authorized Nebraskans to sell cottage foods from their homes.
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Session Review: Agriculture
The Agriculture Committee considered bills this session clarifying the definition of hybrid seed corn, repealing the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Management Act and supporting industrial hemp research.
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Members of the Agriculture Committee considered bills on pork production and grain storage regulations this session as well as a proposed amendment to the state constitution guaranteeing the right to farm and ranch.
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Members of the Legislature’s Agriculture Committee considered a variety of issues this session including commercial pet breeding, competitive livestock marketing
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Livestock producers will operate under new procedures implemented as a result of legislation heard by the Legislature’s Agriculture Committee. Livestock
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Lawmakers considered many agricultural issues this session including livestock branding and management, climate change, livestock management and regulatory requirements. North
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The management of domestic and wild animals, corn and wheat checkoff increases and access to safe and healthful foods topped
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The Agriculture Committee addressed a number of issues during the 2011 session, including fencing law, a brand inspection surcharge, the
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Licenses for cropdusters, grants for electronic scanners at farmers’ markets, clarifications to division fence statutes and changes to livestock laws
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Lawmakers approved several measures this session that embrace emerging technology, increase driver safety and expand broadband access throughout the state.
Read moreStudy of rural broadband availability due in 2019
A proposal to study expanding high-speed internet access to rural areas of the state was passed by the Legislature April 11.
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Prairie dog management act repeal advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval April 6 to a bill that would repeal the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Management Act.
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Operation of autonomous vehicles debated
Driverless cars could be traveling on city streets under a bill discussed by lawmakers April 4 and 5.
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A proposal to study expanding high-speed internet access to rural areas of the state was advanced from general file March 27.
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NRD levy extension stalls
A bill that would extend a levy authority for certain natural resources districts in central and western Nebraska failed to advance from the first round of debate March 7.
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