Nebraska: The Beef State

NET Television began airing "Beef State" this week. It's an hour-long program about Nebraska's beef industry and is a co-production of NET and the Nebraska State Historical Society.

The story of Nebraska's cattle industry began more than a century ago, and "Beef State" weaves together "historical background and human determination into a fascinating saga that takes viewers on a panoramic sweep through a century of American history." It follows the fist cattle drives into the state, traces the impact of the industry over the last century and continues with the evolution of the modern ranch. Along the way stories are told about the growth of the beef industry through two world wars, the incredible blizzards of 1948-49 and the rise and fall of the Omaha Stockyards.

Did you know that in the 1950s and '60s, Nebraska's license plates carried the nickname "The Beef State"?

To learn more, watch program and view additional images and videos, visit NET's Beef State website by clicking here.

Funding for "Beef State" was provided by the Nebraska Beef Council, the Nebraska Cattlemen Association, Farmers Mutual of Nebraska, the Nebraska Corn Board and the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation.