Why a proposed ban on lab-grown meat is getting pushback from Nebraska ranchers

Many Nebraska farm organizations are not worried about competition from ‘cell-cultivated’ meat. The prospect of banning the sale of so-called lab-grown meat might seem like a no-brainer in Nebraska, where beef is king, but some of the proposal’s staunchest opposition has come from ranchers and farming groups who say they can compete without the government’s help.Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen—one of the largest pork producers in the country—is behind the push to ban cultivated meat, saying...