Nebraska has been known as the Beef State since 1956. The state produces 1 in every 4 steaks that come out of this country, and cattle outnumber people in Nebraska 3 to 1. With the right beef producing conditions, it makes sense that the University of Nebraska would focus on issues affecting the beef industry. Chris Calkins spent decades researching and developing the industry, but he's best known for his part in developing the flat iron steak. His team figured out a way to re-fabricate that part of the beef carcass, so that instead of all meat from that section going to roasts and ground beef, it now goes to the second most tender steak in the entire carcass. Today, about one hundred million pounds of flat irons are sold annually.
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Brandee Weber