By Kellan Heavican
May 24, 2021 | 9:42 AM
Nebraska lawmakers have unanimously passed legislation allowing farmers and ranchers to offer locally raised meat directly to consumers.
Introduced by Senator Tom Brandt of Plymouth, the bill allows a customer to get their choice cut of meat after entering a herd share agreement where both the consumer and producer have ownership in an animal or herd.
A local meat processor in Northeast Nebraska will be the first to implement the new legislation once it’s signed into law.
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The Nebraska Legislature will once again look at a bill on the Right to Repair.
Introduced by Senator Tom Brandt of the 32nd District on Jan. 19, LB543, entitled the Agricultural Equipment Right-To-Repair Act, will, if passed, offer farmers a way to repair their equipment without having to wait on a dealer.
A similar bill had been introduced in 2017. Lydia Brasch of the 16th District introduced LB67, “Adopt the Fair Repair Act,” but the bill was indefinitely postponed in 2018.
Brandt said he spoke with other senators and decided the previous bill had been too broad.
“The opposition it faced at that time was primarily from consumer electronics, Samsung, Apple, Dell. Our constituents want ag, right to repair, so that’s how we fashioned the bill this time,” Brandt said.