NEBRASKA IS
LAUNCHING A NEW
CAMPAIGN TO
PROMOTE LOCAL
AGRICULTURAL
COMPANIES TO
FOREIGN
COUNTRIES. MANY
ARE THE STATE
BIGGEST
CUSTOMERS.
THE NEW
CAMPAIGN....
CALLED"NEBRASKA
STRAIGHT FROM
THE GOOD LIF" IS
BEING MANAGED BY
THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE.
GOVERNOR PETE
RICKETTS SPOKE
ON THE CAMPAIGN
THIS MORNING
FROM LINCOLN,
SAYS THE
CAMPAIGN COMES
AT A TIME WHERE
AGRICULTURE IN
THE STATE COULD
USE A LEG UP.
"ONE IN FOUR JOBS
IN OUR STATE ARE
TIED BACK TO
AGRICULTURE AND
IT'S BEEN A TOUGH
TIME WITH
COMMIDITY PRICES
AND LAST YEAR WE
HAD THE FLOODING
AND TRADE
DISTRIBTION AND
THE PANDEMIC SO
IT'S BEEN A TOUGH
TIME FOR
AGRICULTURE
RIGHT NOW"
AGRICULTURAL
COMPANIES THAT
ARE BASED IN
NEBRASKA OR HAVE
A SIGNIFICANT
PRESENCE IN THE
STATE WILL BE
ALLOWED TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROGRAM AT NO
CHARGE.
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