Packer Hog Ban Lifted; Proposal To Combat Sex Assaults On Campus Heard

By Fred Knapp
Meatpackers with plants in Nebraska will be able to own hogs in the state, under a bill passed by the Legislature
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By Grant Gerlock
Omaha, NE — More than half of Nebraska’s hog farms have disappeared since the late 1990s and most of those that are left are much bigger. Many are concerned large meatpacking companies will claim a larger stake in hog farming, but some producers say that’s not all bad.
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