Gov. Pillen and Dept. of Ag Gathered with producers to discuss measures Addressing Lab-Grown Meat

Nebraska governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director (NDA) Sherry Vinton were joined by livestock producers in West Point on Thursday, August 29.

The topic at hand was the three initiatives that he, along Vinton, would be undertaking now and in the future. They are looking at protecting both consumers and the Nebraska's livestock industry from lab-grown meat.

Lab-grown meat is defined as having tissue originating from an agricultural food animal but that, in lieu of being derived from traditional meat processing, is derived from manufacturing cells in a controlled e...