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In Part I, we talked about how the concentration in the marketplace exploded from 1980 to 2021, and how that explosion in concentration resulted in a complete reversal of the allocation of the consumers’ beef dollar to each participant in the beef supply chain. In Part II, we discussed how the government allowed the beef packers to form a tight oligopoly with access to imported beef and cattle from around the world, resulting in fewer opportunities for domestic producers that caused the domestic cattle industry to shrink. We ended with the statement that 15 years ago, the U.S. cow herd shrank to a level too low to allow the cattle industry to withstand even a moderate economic shock.

Assistant Majority Leader District 21 Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Tripp Counties Committees: Chair of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chair of House Government Operations and Audit, Vice Chair of State Affairs, Member of Legislative Procedure Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

R eports Senator Mykala Voita District 21 Aurora, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Tripp Counties Committee: Appropriations Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

Committees: Education, Health & Human Services Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

Join the junior high play cast for two nights Friday and Saturday, March 20 & 21, 2026, at Dixon Town Hall Theater at 7 p.m. The alley between Park and Second has been a neutral zone for cats and dogs for decades.

Although many parts of Nebraska received ample rainfall last summer, this winter’s warm temperatures, lack of snow, and strong winds have dried that grass, providing fuel for wildfires throughout central and western Nebraska.

Now that the pickleball and tennis courts have been completed, the council has turned their attention to the basketball court at the park. At the regular meeting of the Gregory City Council on Monday, March 16, 2026, two quotes for a new concrete pad obtained by Public Works Superintendent Guhner Kepler were discussed. The council accepted the estimate from Tyler Nelson of N&S Concrete for $14,960. Nelson is donating the labor, and the public works department will assist with removing the old concrete.

As we celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States, the Gregory Times-Advocate is featuring a column periodically to recount key events and people that led to our country’s independence. The last installation (March 11, 2026) left off with the formation of the Stamp Act Congress in response to the Stamp Act, Britain’s tax that forced colonists to use special stamped paper for many printing needs.

Gregory High School senior Ryler Stevicks was sponsored by District 21 Senator Mykala Voita to serve as a page again this year in the state’s 101st legislature. Stevicks said he chose to work in the Senate again because he knew everyone on that side, where they sit, and how things work.

It was a case of “the stars aligning” that brought Tyson Serr back to Burke to start his own business, Serr AG Supply. Serr, a 2016 Burke High School graduate, went to work for Hefty Seed in Kimball after college.