I have to chuckle whenever I cross the state line into Nebraska. I’m a big supporter of “Nebraska-The Good Life,” but considering cattle outnumber trees almost 10 to 1 here on the ranch, “Home of Arbor Day” is a little misrepresentative of this area. Between the gophers, rabbits, deer, cattle, drought and I’m sure there is probably even extraterrestrial involvement it’s almost easier to win the lottery than to get a tree to reach maturity out here. We do treasure the trees that we have, but we treasure our cattle more.
The Nebraska Cattlemen and Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation are bringing “The Beef State” back in style with the reintroduction of The Beef State license plate. The Beef State plate came on the scene originally from 1956 to 1965, and thanks to a program offered by the Nebraska DMV that can create a state issued plate, once again “The Beef State” can soon be found on vehicles within “The Good Life.” The plates will have an additional fee, can not be personalized and a set number of people have to sign up before production….but for the opportunity to promote my livelihood, SIGN ME UP!
The plates have been narrowed done to three choices. Anyone can vote on their top pick by going to the Nebraska Cattlemen website at www.nebraskacattlemen.org and pick your favorite. The voting ends on June 28th!