After its closure, the site was utilized by many organizations including 9,000 acres to the University of Nebraska as an Agricultural Research Station. Various crops, livestock animals and farming machines and methods are tested here.
The area was also used by the US Air Force to house an Atlas-D ICBM complex. Active from 1961 to 1964, these three missles constitued one of America's first ICBM sites and stood ready to fire in the event of war. They were closed during 1964.
Finally, the Nebraska Army National Guard utilizes the Ashland Training Site for training manuovers. The site is also used as a non-commissioned officer training acadamy for the National Guard.
Looking to the future, a revolutionary Ethanol plant was constructed on the grounds in 2007.
Sources:
http://www.epa.gov/oecaerth/resources/publications/cleanup/er3/e3bio-fs.pdf
EPA CAAP Clean-Up Report (Note: PDF file)