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Nebraska Ag Update  |  February 16, 2018
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Gov. Ricketts announces significant increase in Nebraska beef, pork exports in 2017

Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced more good news in Nebraska’s number one industry, agriculture. In 2017, Nebraska increased its total beef exports by 12 percent and its total pork exports by 20 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Global Agricultural Trade System (GATS).

“This impressive growth in Nebraska’s beef and pork exports shows how effective international trade is to growing our state,” said Governor Ricketts. “Nebraska producers always deliver high-quality products at competitive prices, and we will continue to open new markets and strengthen existing business so the producers in this state can keep feeding the world and growing Nebraska’s ag economy.”

Beef production is Nebraska’s largest industry. Nebraska’s 2017 total beef exports of $1.26 billion make it the largest beef exporting state in the U.S. for the second year in a row. This is Nebraska’s fourth year in a row with more than $1 billion in beef exports. Nebraska is a national leader in every aspect of the beef industry: cow/calf, backgrounding, corn, cattle feeding and processing.

The 2017 total pork exports of $479 million make Nebraska the fifth largest state in the U.S. in terms of pork exports. » Read more

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The groundhog saw his shadow, which means more winter and for some of us, it means using more firewood to keep our homes warm. State Entomologist Julie Van Meter joins us on this week's NDA Update to discuss firewood inspections. » Listen here

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