Labor Issues in Nebraska Feedyards

Authors

Rik R. Smith, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Darrell R. Mark, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

August 2005

Document Type

Newsletter Issue

Citation

Cornhusker Economics

Comments

Published in Cornhusker Economics, 08/24/2005. Produced by the Cooperative Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
http://www.agecon.unl.edu/Cornhuskereconomics.html

Abstract

Cattle feeders in Nebraska employ significant labor resources to care for and manage the two million cattle on feed in Nebraska. With an average of about one employee for every thousand head of cattle fed, that translates to around 2,000 jobs for rural economies in Nebraska.