Willow Holoubek

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An interrelated system of crop, livestock and biofuel production capacity unmatched anywhere else in the country. Nebraska Ranks: #1 Irrigated Crop Acres (8.6 mi. ac.) #1 Commercial Red Meat Production #1 Cattle on Feed Numbers #2 Corn-Based Ethanol Production #2 Distillers Grain (DG’s) Production #3 Corn for Grain Production #4 Soybean Production #5 All Hay Production #6 All Hogs and Pigs #7 Commercial Hog Slaughter

Business Receipts40.7% Gross State Product26.9% Labor Income/Earnings25.4% Employment Numbers23.7% Nebraska Ag as a Percent of the Total Economy

Business Receipts40.7% Gross State Product26.9% Labor Income/Earnings25.4% Employment Numbers23.7% Nebraska Ag as a Percent of the Total Economy

Agriculture Creates Economic Vitality

Livestock Production Creates Economic Vitality

The Golden Triangle Nebraska’s unique agricultural production complex comprised of corn, soybeans, bio-fuels and livestock

The Recent Past: Imbalance of Growth Between Our Crop Sectors and Our Livestock Sectors: In Past Decade: NE Crop Output Value 300% NE Livestock Output Value 75% Our Neighboring States Expanding Their Livestock Industries Faster than Nebraska

Nebraska’s Share

US Market Pig Inventory

Direct Impact: 765 Jobs $27 Million Labor & Proprietor Income $55 Million Value-Added Total Economic Impact 2,900 Jobs $98 Million Labor & Proprietor Income $195 Million Value-Added

Local Tax Revenue Impacts Finishing Facility Property Tax: $ 3.1 Million Other Property Tax: $ 3.0 Million Local Sales Tax: $ 322, TOTAL: $ 6.4 Million

11 Million Bu. Corn 19.5 Million Tn. Distillers Grains 67,200 Tn. Soybean Meal (Over 9% Increase of In-State Utilization of Soybean Meal) Associated In-State Feed Consumption Increase

Milk Cow Inventory vs. Milk Production

Presently, Nebraska exports:  One third of our corn crop (as grain)  More than 40% of distillers grains  More than 80% of soybean meal  More than 25% of annual pig crop

Change in economic impact,

 Significant Opportunities—Particularly for Hog, Dairy, and Poultry Expansion  Major Economic Development Implications from Livestock Based Value-Added Activity  Development of rural markets resulting in rural community and individual wealth

“Layering livestock or poultry into existing operations is key to Nebraska’s rural development and opening the door for future generations to return home to the farm.” Greg Ibach Nebraska Director of Agriculture

 3 billion people globally will enter the middle class with more economies to demand protein by  Natural resources, water and land combined with innovation of crop production will position Nebraska for value added opportunities.  Increased export demands will cement rural economic impact.

Currently 26 Counties have achieved Livestock Friendly Status

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Information Sources: The 2010 Economic Impact of the Nebraska Agricultural Production Complex The Department of Agricultural Economics June 2012 / Report 192 Eric Thompson, Bruce Johnson, Anil Giri Animal Agriculture Economic Analysis: The National Overview United Soybean Board

Willow Holoubek Executive Director Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska (A-FAN) PO Box Lincoln, NE Phone: Toll free: Cell: