Nebraska State Senators are wrestling with legislation that would put the Right to Farm language in the State Constitution and call for a public vote on the measure. The Nebraska Cattlemen’s Association backs the bill while Nebraska Farmers Union and others oppose it. The State Farm Bureau wants the issue studied. University of Nebraska Lincoln law professor Anthony Schutz says there are several problems with the language in the bill.

He says another problem with the right to farm legislation is agriculture doesn’t fit the definition of a group that needs to be constitutionally protected because it’s not a minority in Nebraska.

Schutz says if the right to farm constitutional measure passes it will create problems and uncertainties with the courts.

Nebraska lawmakers are considering whether or not to return the Right to Farm bill to the Agriculture Committee for further consideration.