Agriculture
Proposals to create a new checkoff program and update the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act were among those considered by the Agriculture Committee this session.
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Session Review: Agriculture
The Agriculture Committee advanced bills this session authorizing the cultivation and processing of hemp, expanding legal protections for agricultural producers and allowing for cottage food sales from a private home.
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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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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
Read moreHemp program updated
Senators updated the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act Aug. 3 to harmonize it with new federal regulations.
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Extreme weather response plan stalls
A bill that would require Nebraska to develop a plan to respond to extreme weather risks stalled during the first
Read moreNew checkoff program amended, advanced
Lawmakers advanced a bill July 20 that would create a checkoff program for Nebraska dry pea and lentil growers.
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Ban on hair discrimination advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 9 to a bill that seeks to extend employment discrimination protections.
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