Stories making agriculture news headlines this week include a potential slaughterhouse ban in Colorado and dropping groundwater levels in Nebraska.
Here are some of this week’s top agriculture news stories.
NEWS: Nebraska’s worst groundwater level decline found in Butler County last year
The worst groundwater level decline in Nebraska last year was found in Butler County near David City.
According to Aaron Young, a geologist for the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, the well near David City saw a decline of slightly more than 20 feet.
NEWS: New ballot measure proposes to ban slaughterhouses in Denver
A new ballot measure would ban slaughterhouses in the city and county of Denver.
Pro-Animal Future is a political group that has introduced the measure.
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