With summer approaching quickly, West Mill Flowers near Raymond, Nebraska, is preparing their flower crop for the farmers' market season. At the Lincoln Farmers' Market, owner Becca Monroe said attendees can find Betty White the School Bus filled with buckets of cut flowers from their farm. Customers choose colors or…
Join the Rural Radio Network as Bryce Doeschot visits Schuler Red Angus, a ranch located in the panhandle of Nebraska, known for its flagship seed stock of Red Angus cattle. David Schuler shares the progress made with their diversified agriculture production. The bread and butter of their operation focuses on…
Extreme drought has made for a tight hay supply, and SR Farms Alfalfa Company in southwest Nebraska is doing everything they can to get quality hay to customers. SR Farms is a family owned and operated business nestled in the Beaver Valley near Wilsonville. Owner Steve Rice said he strives…
For 150 years, the Batie family has defied the traditional norms of farm inheritance. "We don't do the traditional 'oldest son gets the farm,'" said Don Batie. "Our motto has always been whoever wants to farm is the one who should be farming." This philosophy has shaped the Batie family…
Nebraska won their game against Rutgers at the Big Ten Baseball Tournament, rallying with six runs in the seventh inning for a 9-7 victory. The Huskers had nine runs on seven hits and an error, while Rutgers had seven runs on nine hits. Max Anderson, Charlie Fischer, and Ben Columbus…
Glenn Miller stays busy on his operation, raising cattle, corn, dry edible beans, alfalfa, and winter wheat. Miller, who farms in Sioux County in Nebraska, shares how he balances his time among those commodities. He said he'll plant pinto beans in a few weeks and, thanks to recent rains, be…
Here's a look at agriculture news for May 17, 2023 from Rural Radio Network TV. Stories: 1) The Nebraska Beef Council launches a social media campaign encouraging consumers to share their beef-related photos and stories. 2) The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering a ban on flavored milk, including chocolate…
The limited rain has allowed Pender-area farmer Jeff Baker to complete soybean planting already, and he has a healthy chunk of corn planting done as well. Baker has a very curious mind when it comes to agronomy, so he conducts his own trials. His research trials range from genetics, fertilizers…
Join the Rural Radio Network for this progress update on the 2023 planting season! In this segment, a farmer from southeast Nebraska shares that he is halfway done with planting his corn and soybean crops. Darren Meinke, a farmer east of Crete, Nebraska, talks about his progress and the challenges…
Despite recent moisture in some parts of the state this week, it remains very dry as producers try to get their crops in the ground. But are the markets concerned about the dryness? Jeff Peterson, president of Heartland Farm Partners in Lincoln, said at this point in time, the market…
