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ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 438
Introduced by Ibach, 44; Ballard, 21; Bosn, 25; Brandt, 32; Clouse, 37; DeKay,
40; Dorn, 30; Holdcroft, 36; Hughes, 24; Jacobson, 42; Kauth, 31;
Lippincott, 34; Lonowski, 33; Meyer, F., 41; Murman, 38; Prokop,
27; Riepe, 12; Strommen, 47; Wordekemper, 15.
WHEREAS, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's 2025 National
Environmental Stewardship Award program identifies outstanding land stewards in
the cattle industry; and
WHEREAS, the Lonestar Ranch, established by Sherman McCoy in 1888 in
Imperial, Nebraska, grew to almost eight thousand acres under his care and was
later renamed the Wine Glass Ranch in the 1930s; and
WHEREAS, currently, Jeff, Connie, Logan, and Brianna Pribbeno manage the
ranch and have grown it to thirty thousand acres of crops, rangeland, and
grazing lands; and
WHEREAS, in 2012, the Pribbeno family implemented new conservation efforts
on the ranch, such as adding ecological edges to their cropland, which consists
of perennial and native grasses, planned grazing systems, providing winter
grazing of cover crops and harvested crop residues to minimize wind erosion,
and planting more than ten thousand trees and shrubs to provide windbreak
protection and wildlife habitat areas; and
WHEREAS, on February 3, 2026, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association
named the Wine Glass Ranch the 2025 National Environmental Stewardship Award
winner.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION:
1. That the Legislature congratulates the Pribbeno family for earning the
National Cattlemen's Beef Association's 2025 National Environmental Stewardship
Award and for their exceptional stewardship of the land.
2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Pribbeno family.
LR438
2026
LR438
2026
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