(KHAS TV, Hastings) -- Nebraskans are celebrating our state's leading industry this week during National Agriculture Week. There are more than 47,000 farms and ranches in Nebraska. They brought in more than $12 billion to Nebraska's economy last year alone. One in every three jobs in the state is ag related. Nebraska is number one in red meat production and number three in corn production in the entire U.S. "It is important that not just here in Nebraska, but that everybody across the entire country understands and appreciates what goes into ag and food production," said Greg Baxter, T & E Cattle Company. Officials say each farmer in Nebraska produces enough food every year to feed 129 people.
