Farm & ranch · District 30

Protecting Nebraska Agriculture & Rural Communities

Nebraska’s agricultural heritage is a public trust. We can welcome responsible economic development while protecting productive farmland, water, property rights, and the towns that make District 30 home.

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Nebraska Agriculture
Strong Local Communities
Individual Liberty
Long-Term Sustainability
Property Rights

Overview

Where I stand

Family farms and ranches are not a nostalgia story—they are the backbone of our food system, our Main Streets, and our way of life. Policy should help keep those operations viable for the next generation.

Water, soil, and land-use decisions last for decades. I will support approaches that respect property rights, protect productive farmland, and keep rural communities strong.

Innovation in agriculture—precision tools, local food, value-added processing—belongs in Nebraska’s future. Growth should strengthen neighbors, not hollow out the countryside.

Current challenges

What District 30 neighbors are up against

Pressure on productive farmland from uses that may not fit local infrastructure or water capacity.
Young and beginning producers face high barriers to entry and thin margins.
Rural communities need jobs and services without losing the land and water that sustain them.
Large industrial projects can arrive with big promises and incomplete answers on water, roads, and long-term local benefit.

Policy goals

Practical steps I will work toward

Protect productive farmland and support family farms and ranches.
Defend water resources and responsible stewardship for agriculture and communities.
Uphold property rights while planning for orderly, local-first development.
Support local food production and agricultural innovation that keeps value in Nebraska.
Evaluate large industrial projects—including data centers—against clear tests: infrastructure fit, farmland impact, water use, and whether they strengthen local communities.

Standards for big projects

Growth that fits Nebraska

Large industrial projects should answer hard questions before they reshape a landscape.

When projects like major industrial facilities or data centers are proposed, neighbors deserve clear information. Fit with roads, power, and emergency services matters. So do farmland conversion, water demand, and whether local workers and businesses actually benefit.

Transparency and local voice are part of rural strength—not obstacles to progress.

Infrastructure capacity: power, roads, broadband, and emergency response
Farmland and soil: what is permanently converted, and why
Water: source, volume, and long-term impact on agriculture and towns
Community benefit: jobs, tax base, and Main Street effects that last

How success can be measured

Accountability you can check

These are directional measures. Specific baselines will be published as official data is curated—never invented.

Local input processes used before major land-use and water commitments.
Support for beginning farmers and ranchers (programs, workforce, and market access).
Transparency of water and infrastructure impacts disclosed for large projects.

Open tools

Trackers & public dashboards

Reusable campaign components—ready to grow as data is published.

FAQ

Common questions

Are you against data centers or industrial growth?

No. I support responsible economic development. Large projects should fit existing infrastructure, protect farmland, use water responsibly, and leave communities stronger—not weaker.

What does “support family farms” mean in practice?

It means listening to producers, defending property rights, backing practical conservation and water policy, and favoring rules that keep operations viable—not paperwork that only big operators can afford.