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Beef Moves To Nebraska

Lesson Plans: 1850-1874: Beef Moves to Nebraska - Grade Level [4-8]

Introduction

Cattle are so much a part of Nebraska life today that it may seem strange to think of a time when there were none in our area.

We think "west" when we think about beef in America, but its story is really about going north. Cattle are not native to the American continents. The Spanish brought them to the Americas in the 16th Century.

In Mexico, strays from Spanish herds, especially ... Read more

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