FOR THE BER ONE The population of Nebraska is about two million people. And about six-and-a-half million cows. About two thirds of the people live in metropolitan areas. The rest, and presumably all of the cows, populate some 45,000 farms and ranches spread out across the 77,000 square miles of the Cornhusker State.Agriculture is Nebraska’s leading industry and cattle production is its largest segment, contributing over $13 billion a year to the state’s economy. 92 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 10
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