1. GC Resolve, LLC supports a ban on fake meat sales in Nebraska, particularly as it pertains to the production of “cultured” or “lab-grown” meat cooked in bio-reactors.

2. GC Resolve believes bio-reactors growing meat from animal cells could create unnecessary competition to Nebraska’s livestock sector and farmers.

3. GC Resolve believes the relationship between humans and animals in an important co-existence and removing farmers from animals will further segregate the relationship between living species which depend on one another.

4. While GC Resolve is extremely concerned about the rapid growth in size of large animal feeding operations, and the impact of these larger systems to our air and water quality, we do not believe that “cultured” or “lab-grown” is a viable alternative. GC Resolve would like to see more farms transition to regenerative agriculture (as defined through the 7 regenerative principles). An approach more focused on healthy, living soils would increase on-farm bio-diversity increasing animal feed options for farmers through increased grazing and haying practices. This is especially important in regions of Nebraska where animals have been mostly removed from the land and replaced by synthetically produced nutrients.

5. GC Resolve believes the need for ruminants such as cows, bison, or other livestock moving cyclically through the land is vital to a healthy and living ecosystem, and is concerned that the introduction of bio-reactors to our farms could further remove animals from the land, making it less possible to restore our ecosystem to something that more closely resembles Nebraska’s native prairie.

6. GC Resolve questions what market the “cultured” or “lab-grown” fake-meat industry is truly targeting, and is concerned the growth in interest is based off of a marketing campaign targeted at disillusioned Americans, and our young people, who are less often connecting the food they eat to the farmer and ranchers who raises the product. GC Resolve believes strongly the U.S. consumer needs to re-connect with the farmers and ranchers that raise our food, and believes a nationwide transition to regenerative agriculture will restore public perception, transparency, and trust in the food system back to the consumers.

7. GC Resolve questions the health viability of human-grown “cultured” or “lab-grown” meat. We have not seen good data that indicates, 1). We need this alternative, 2). Or that “cultured” or “lab-grown” meats are a healthy alternative.

8. GC Resolve is also concerned with the highly processed nature of “cultured” or “lab-grown” meats which will likely include unhealthy fillers. GC Resolve wants to see complete transparency around these additional products used through the growth of the animal cell in the bio-reactor to the finished product. We want to explore regulating labeling of “cultured” or “lab-grown” products, no matter how and where it is raised.

9. GC Resolve believes strongly that meat protein is an essential protein source that should be available to consumers who choose meat as a protein source. We believe animals raised regeneratively is the most ethical and healthy choice for consumers choosing meat protein as part of their diet, and also for the environment we all live in.

10. GC Resolve is not uniformly opposed to plant-based meat alternatives, but believes that specific industry could do a better job of sourcing more on-farm healthy, plant-based options which will increase markets for more bio-diverse regenerative farms. Grazing-animals will still be a part of those systems.