Along with a visit to the tourist info center, laundromat, grocery and farm/home center, we thought we would drive around the area and see a feedlot. Here is what Wikipedia says..
Feed lot
Nebraska's largest cattle feedlot, the Adams Land and Cattle south lot, with a capacity of 85,000 head, is located 2 miles south of Broken Bow. In the past, some locals have feared the potential of environmental damage from the feedlot, but the state's environmental agency has found the company in compliance with state standards.
I know that even though they are in compliance, whatever that means, I will never forget what I saw and smelled here today. Feast your eyes on this....
I kept thinking as we drove by acres and acres of open grassland that the 80,000+ head held captive would be better off grazing and that people would be better off if they did, too.
Once you drive by a feedlot...you'll never eat a hamburger again....at least I never have, 25 years without.
ReplyDelete