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The Fort Western used a similar process to design one-of-a-kind custom Nebraska Cornhusker boots that were custom made and signed by Nebraska Husker coaches. The Husker boots were auctioned off at the 2009 Cattlemen's Ball to raise money for cancer research. [4] In 1993, Fort Western added a second retail store in Nebraska City, Nebraska.
The sale is a sign of the times for livestock auctions and America’s cattle market, a volatile industry squeezed in recent years by drought, higher production costs and the lowest number of ...
In 1989, the Minneapolis-based United Marketing Services purchased the livestock operation from Canal Capital. The facilities fell into disrepair. In 1996 the City of Omaha bought 50 acres (200,000 m 2) of land for an office park, and condemned the rest of the facilities, except the Livestock Exchange Building, which was slated for renovation. [12]
Wisner is known as the livestock center of Nebraska; their economic activities include farming, and cattle and hog feeding. [9] There are approximately 130,000 cattle boarders feeding in Wisner over 15 feedlots at one time. [ 10 ]
A stockyard company managed the work of unloading the livestock, which was faster and more efficient than using railway staff. [1] Terminal stockyards received, handled, fed, watered, weighed, held, and forward-shipped commercial livestock. [2] The Chicago Union Stock Yards were the most famous and enduring example of this type of commercial ...
After a downturn in the market and changes in the livestock industry, the Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha lost value through the 1960s. In 1973 the Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha was sold to the Canal Capital Corporation of New York. In 1999 the Union Stockyards were closed by the City of Omaha, and replaced with a business park. [9]
The Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) is a livestock research facility in Clay Center, Nebraska. The center researches methods for increasing the efficiency of livestock production. The center maintains around 30,000 animals for its experiments, 44 scientists, and 73 technicians. [1]
The Nebraska Rural Radio Association is a radio broadcast network in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It was formed in 1948 with the goal of bringing information to farmers and ranchers in the state, including daily grain and livestock markets, weather and farm reports.