LINCOLN- Construction workers are hurrying to put the final touches on what is planned to be the state’s largest feedlot for feeding cattle. Blackshirt Feeders, led by a trio of Canadian veterinarians who are long-time feedlot consultants, plans to begin shipping in cattle within a month to its sprawling complex of pens north of Haigler, a village in the far southwest corner of Nebraska.

Local residents are divided on the project, with concerns raised about increased traffic and impacts on the locally depleted aquifer. Supporters cite the new, local market for corn, some increase in local housing, and increased business for local merchants. The project could also increase the local population, though most of the new housing being built for workers is in Wray, Colorado, about 20 miles from the feedlot.

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