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Proposal to ban lab-grown meat in Nebraska gets pushback from ranchers and farm groups

A proposal to ban lab-grown meat in Nebraska has faced opposition from ranchers and farming groups, who believe they can compete independently without government intervention.
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen supports the ban to protect traditional meat producers and has ordered state agencies to avoid lab-created meat purchases.
The Association for Meat, Poultry and Seafood Innovation argues that banning lab-grown meat disregards the growing global demand for meat-based protein, projected to double by 2050.
Cattle rancher Dan Morgan welcomes competition from lab-grown meat companies, stating that stifling competition goes against free market principles.

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Nebraska’s governor is pushing to ban lab-grown meat—but ranchers and farm groups are pushing back

Stifling competition in a free market should be anathema in a Republican-dominated state like Nebraska, argues cattle rancher.

12 hours ago·New York, United States

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South Dakota Searchlight

Push to ban lab-grown meat fails in South Dakota Senate

The South Dakota Senate convenes during the 2024 legislative session. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)A legislative effort to ban lab-grown meat in South Dakota failed Thursday at the Capitol in Pierre, after the success of earlier bills to require labeling and prohibit state spending in support of the product. The ban’s initial failure was Wednesday on a 17-17 vote in the Senate, with one member absent. That was Sen. Kevin Jensen, R-Ca…

23 hours ago

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Proposal to ban lab-grown meat in Nebraska gets pushback from ranchers and farm groups

A bill to ban the sale of so-called lab-grown meat might seem like a no-brainer in Nebraska, where beef is king. But key players, including ranchers and agriculture organizations, are

1 day ago·United States

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Lincoln Journal Star

Ban or label? Nebraska lawmakers hear competing plans for lab-grown meat

Individual farmers supported a ban on lab-grown meat from Sen. Barry DeKay of Niobrara, but advocacy groups said they preferred labeling requirements proposed by Sen. Bob Andersen of La Vista.

2 days ago·Cherokee County, United States

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Omaha World-Herald

Bill would keep lab-grown meat off menu

LINCOLN — Nebraska shoppers strolling through the supermarket can't find lab-grown meat in the grocery aisle, and some ranchers and state lawmakers, along with the governor, want to keep it that way.

3 days ago·Omaha, United States

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AgUpdate

Nebraska governor pushes to ban cultivated meat

According to AP, “The prospect of banning the sale of so-called lab-grown meat might seem like a no-brainer in Nebraska, where beef is king, but some of the proposal’s staunchest opposition has come from ranchers and farming groups who say…

8 hours ago·Cherokee County, United States

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