GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Headlines from the past couple of weeks made it clear again that in Husker country, beef is king.
Fairgoers walk down Main Street at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Monday.
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, center, speaks during a "Federal Issues Forum” with Sens. Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026.
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Afrikan Delights' vegan Jollof bowl at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Monday.
Talagios Pizzeria's Smoked Khan pizza at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Monday. The Smoked Khan's flavor profile spans much of the world just like the empire of Genghis Khan.
A group of longhorn cows rest in a pen at the Nebraska State Fair Tuesday.
Omaha World-Herald government and politics reporter Josh Reyes holds up a chicken-fried steak on a stick at the Nebraska State Fair. The piece of meat was almost as big as his face.
A lobster roll from the Wandering Lobster food truck at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
Photos: US Senate debate between Sen. Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn
U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., and Dan Osborn, nonpartisan candidate for U.S. Senate, participate in a debate at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., participates in a Senate debate with Dan Osborn, a nonpartisan candidate, at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
Dan Osborn, nonpartisan candidate for U.S. Senate, participates in a debate with U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
Attendees watch as U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., and Dan Osborn, a nonpartisan candidate for Senate, participate in a debate at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
News Channel Nebraska's Dave Griek moderates a U.S. Senate debate between Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., and Dan Osborn, a nonpartisan candidate, at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
Dan Osborn, nonpartisan candidate for U.S. Senate, participates in a debate at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., participates in a debate at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., participates in a debate at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., and Dan Osborn, nonpartisan candidate for Senate, participate in a debate at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
Attendees watch as U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., and Dan Osborn, nonpartisan candidate for Senate, participate in a debate at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
Attendees watch U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., and Dan Osborn, nonpartisan candidate for Senate, participate in a debate at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and registered nonpartisan Dan Osborn participate in a Senate debate at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
Dan Osborn, nonpartisan candidate for U.S. Senate, participates in a debate at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., and Dan Osborn, a nonpartisan candidate for Senate, participate in a debate at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and nonpartisan Dan Osborn shake hands after participating in a Senate debate at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
