Here in the beef state - of all places - fake meat is on the rise. It is not only the state’s biggest industry, but part of its identity.īut the same ecosystem that gave Nebraska its bounty of beef is now providing fertile ground for another industry which, if not a threat, is almost certainly a competitor. It is for all of those reasons and more that Nebraska became known as the “Beef State.” You’ll be reminded of this fact everywhere you go while you’re there, on licence plates and in the form of cow statues, murals and Omaha Steak specials. The soil is fed by aquifers and thousands of miles of rivers and streams, allowing it to produce an abundance of corn with which to feed those same cattle. Those vast grasslands are ideal for cattle to graze, and in the process renew the earth and prompt new growth.

Forty-thousand square miles of pastures and rangeland stretch across the state. If you were to design the perfect ecosystem for raising cattle, it would look a lot like Nebraska.

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