(Grand Island Independent) -- A proposed Environmental Protection Agency tax on livestock operations would be devastating to Nebraska's billion dollar livestock industry, according to Dave Wright, president of the Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska. The EPA proposal would establish a greenhouse gas "tax" of $87.50 on each head of beef cattle produced and $175 per head on each dairy animal and $20 for each hog. The proposal is essentially a tax on livestock operations, Wright said. The EPA is seeking public comments until Nov. 28. To comment directly to the EPA visit www.regulation.gov.
