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RESOLUTION 2017-QA 3 Request to Designate Hall County as a Livestock Friendly County Program in the State of Nebraska WHEREAS, Hall County has nearly 600 agricultural operations, including five stand-alone livestock feeding operations, and numerous family farm feeding operations, and WHEREAS, Hall County is home to the JBS meatpacking plant,the Hendrix ISA hatchery, the CNH combine and hay tool manufacturing plant,and hundreds of other farm and livestock production and processing businesses, and WHEREAS,the Hall County Board of Supervisors recognizes the importance of livestock production and processing to the economic vitality of the county, its cities and villages, and to the State of Nebraska where the livestock industry contributes more than$6 billion annually, and WHEREAS,the Hall County Board of Supervisors desires to develop the livestock production and processing sectors of Hall County's economy;and WHEREAS,the Nebraska Department of Agriculture provides a Livestock Friendly County program to acknowledge the importance of this sector of the agriculture industry, and WHEREAS,the Hall County Board of Supervisors conducted a public hearing on May 16, 2017, after due publication and notice, and received comments from the public concerning designation as a Livestock Friendly County, and WHEREAS,the Hall County Board of Supervisors is committed to compliance with the Livestock Waste Management Act, and WHEREAS, the Hall County Board of Supervisors intends to work with all other governmental jurisdictions within its boundaries in implementing livestock development within the county; and WHEREAS,the Hall County Board of Supervisors hereby commits to enter into a letter of understanding with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture agreeing to develop a plan to support the livestock industry in Hall County and to submit reports as directed by the Department;