ITHACA — In what’s been dubbed the “methane barn” at a University of Nebraska-Lincoln agricultural research center near here, sensitive electronic equipment monitors and logs the amount of gas belched out by a herd of yearling steers.
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UNL is among a number of universities around the world that have been studying methane from cattle and what can be done to make the industry more sustainable.
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UNL animal scientist Andrea Watson picks up a handful of feed with biochar in it at Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center, in Ithaca, Nebraska, on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Biochar has been shown to reduce methane emissions from cattle.
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A yearling steer wearing a GPS collar stands in a pasture at Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center, in Ithaca, Nebraska, on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. An Eddy Covariance Tower measures the CO2 and methane fluxes in the pasture.
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UNL animal scientist Andrea Watson looks at the Eddy Covariance Tower, which measures the methane and CO2 fluxes in the pasture system, at Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center, in Ithaca, Nebraska, on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021.
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A steer taking part in the biochar experiment stands in a pen at Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center, in Ithaca, Nebraska, on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021.
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The blackened bits in the feed are biochar. Breeding or vaccinations could also one day reduce cattle emissions.
EILEEN T. MESLAR, THE WORLD-HERALD
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What does Nebraska sell? The state's biggest exports by value
1 - Beef
Beef Nebraska regularly leads the nation in beef exports. The state's cattle ranchers send more than $1 billion in beef overseas each year.
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2 - Combine harvester-threshers
Combines Exports of combines edged out corn in 2017, with the state sending $431 million worth of combine harvesters overseas that year.
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3 - Corn
Corn It should be no surprise that the Cornhusker state sells a lot of corn. In 2017, Nebraska exported $430 million worth of corn.
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4 - Soybeans
Soybeans Along with corn, soybeans are the state's big crop. Altogether, Nebraska exported about half a billion dollars' worth of soybeans and soybean products in 2017.
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5 - Natural gas
Natural gas Nebraska's natural gas exports fluctuate year to year, but it's consistently among the state's top exports. In 2017, the state exported $211 million worth of gas.
6 - pork
Pork Cattle is king in Nebraska, but producers like this family farm in Osmond, Nebraska, still export more than $350 million of pork products each year.
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7 - Syringes
Syringes They may not seem like a Nebraska product, but the state exports more than $100 million in syringes each year. One reason? Medical technology company Becton Dickinson has multiple plants in Nebraska and employs about 2,500 people in the state.
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4 - nuclear components
Nuclear parts Nebraska's main non-agriculture export is nuclear components, which totaled $920 million in 2019.
CODY WINCHESTER, THE WORLD-HERALD
6 - Miscellaneous chemicals
Miscellaneous chemicals Chemicals are among Nebraska's fastest-growing exports. The state sent $372 million worth overseas in 2019, a 403% increase from 2010.
BRENDAN SULLIVAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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