Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts has been answering a lot of questions about American agriculture during his trade mission to Europe.
Ricketts says many Europeans are wary about the use of growth hormones to raise American beef. Ricketts says the United States is working to persuade Europeans to study the science behind GMOs.

Ricketts says he has also had to explain that while many Nebraska farms might be large, nearly all are still run by farm families.
Ricketts says the delegation has made a lot of contacts, some of which have already followed-up.

Ricketts says Nebraska made great inroads during the trade mission. The trade mission has visited Italy, the European Union headquarters in Belgium, and wrapped up in Denmark.