A very American invention, pushed to an extreme

In far southwest Nebraska, Blackshirt Feeders LP is building the country’s largest feedlot for 200,000 cattle on a square-mile slab of concrete

August 25, 2026Updated: August 25, 2026

By Flatwater Free Press

A very American invention, pushed to an extreme

An aerial view of confinement lots at Blackshirt Feeders in Dundy County, Nebraska. Photo by Sonya Doctorian / Inside Climate News

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