Nebraska University feed lot. It sits on an old bomb testing site. There is about 9000 acres and 2500 head of cattle that are owned by the university.
First tractor testing facility at Nebraska University. There is a law that tractors must pass the University of Nebraska’s tractor tests in order to sell a product. If they do not pass, the tractor company must compensate anyone who has already bought that tractor.
Nebraska husked stadium.. All I can say is WOW. It was very fancy, huge, and really neat to tour!
We also got to see the Ag college at University of Nebraska. My favorite part was the animal science building where we got to see fistulated cows, horses for the rodeo team, and sheep. We also got to see their meat lab which was very nice and clean!
We toured 4K farms in Iowa. This has been one of my favorite stops of the trip. We got to see the famous boar Hillbilly Bone, who’s semen straws go for $500 a dose.
Kirk, the owner was a wonderful host. He shared many interesting things about swine reproduction; we even got to see him collect semen from a boar and AI a gilt! It was SO SO neat. We also were able to hold baby piglets.
4K farms is considered a small to medium size operation in Iowa but would be the largest swine operation in the state if located in Oregon.
Finally got to Nebraska on Sunday.
4k farms
Entering Iowa!
