“I'm not a rubber stamp, right? That's what, you know, he's rubber stamped everything that's happened up until this point. You know, as governor, he had an opportunity to go after the meat packers. And let's be clear, that's who's going to win in all this, right?”

…a price of doing business for them. So it's very frustrating. And they are breaking the law. by not putting that plant up for sale too. Tyson did the same thing in Norfolk, Nebraska years ago with a chicken plant. They dumped concrete down their drain on the way out so a competitor couldn't buy it.

…Ricketts says, yeah, he says that this is not a long-term solution. Flooding the market with lower quality beef compromises Nebraska farmers' and ranchers, they should be enabled to grow herd sizes and meet consumer demand. So what actually sets you apart from Senator Ricketts on this issue?

It goes to the packers.

They take the package off from Brazil or Argentina, whatever. They repackage it with a sticker that says USDA. And that's where M-Cool is so important. Mandatory country origin of labeling. People deserve to know where their product's coming from. And the ranchers, they deserve a premium for their…

Nebraska's first in beef.