Celebrating excellence in agricultural reporting, the Nebraska Rural Radio Association (NRRA) farm broadcasters have been honored with prestigious awards from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB). The 2023 NAFB Broadcast Contest Awards recognized the talents of NRRA broadcasters, underscoring their dedication and skill in delivering top-tier agricultural programming. Alex…
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) develops and supports the next generation of ag leaders through the Nebraska Agricultural Youth Council (NAYC). NAYC is a group of college students working together to share their passion and knowledge about agriculture with young people across the state. NDA is proud to sponsor…
When eating a salad, imagine how it might taste if all there was to eat were the stems of the plant. Not very appealing, right? Similarly, cattle that are offered corn stalk bales to eat in place of hay also often find that to be less palatable, said Phillip Lancaster,…
A University of Nebraska - Lincoln (UNL) student was among eight scholarship recipients during the annual NAFB (National Association of Farm Broadcasting) Foundation luncheon. Madison Kreifels, a junior at UNL, received the Robert E. and Patricia A Schmidt Foundation Scholarship, worth $10,000. Kreifels is studying Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Communication…
The director of the Nebraska LEAD Program is set to retire. Terry Hejny made the announcement late last week. In an interview with the Rural Radio Network, he says he will hang the hat up on June 30th. Hejny said his favorite part of running the leadership program since 2007,…
A 34-year-old Nehawka, Nebraska, farmer has been sentenced in federal court to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay $500,206 in restitution for overstating his farm assets to obtain a bank loan. The farmer, Nolan Balfour, admitted that he had inflated the amount of crops he had harvested and…
The latest trends in 2023 Nebraska county-level cash rental, ARC and PLC coverage options, and leasing considerations will be covered during the next Land Management Quarterly webinar, hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability, at noon Central time on Nov. 20. Offered since 2019, the quarterly webinars…
Rural communities continue to face hazards associated with working in and around grain structures. In 2022 alone, there were at least 42 grain entrapments – the highest number in over a decade – resulting in 15 fatalities. To help prevent tragic accidents and deaths, Nationwide and its partners are providing…
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) is seeking applications for grants to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program designed to help strengthen the state’s food supply chain. NDA will work in partnership with the USDA to award $2.5 million for equipment and infrastructure projects…
A Gering farmer has been sentenced to 36 months in prison and to pay more than $5 million in restitution for defrauding a local bank over several years. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, George Liakos, 64, had misrepresented to Great Western Bank the amount of crops he had in…
