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USDA Forecasts 14.86 BB Corn Crop, 4.45 BB Soybean Crop
OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA on Friday forecast farmers this spring are planting what will become a 14.86-billion-bushel corn crop and a 4.45-billion-bushel soybean crop. USDA estimated the 2024-25 corn yield will be 181 bushels per acre. The soybean crop is also projected at 52 bpa. USDA on Friday released the…
Bluffs Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting 14-year-old
A 20-year-old Scottsbluff man has been arrested for having alleged sexual relations with his 14-year-old girlfriend. Duane Bauer was arrested Tuesday afternoon following an investigation by the Gering Police Department. During interviews, Bauer admitted to engaging in sexual acts with the girl but denied having sex with the teen. He…
Miss Rodeo Nebraska contestants announced, MPCC coach wins Coach of the Year | Nebraska Rodeo Update for May 10th
The Nebraska Rodeo Update is a weekly radio program designed to highlight Nebraska rodeo and western events. The program sheds light on the success of Nebraska athletes, rodeos, and cowboy culture in the Cornhusker state. Listen to the update, or read highlights from the program below! Program Overview: Mid Plains…
Payne resigns as Public Defender, no interim named by Scotts Bluff Co. Board
Scotts Bluff County is now on the hunt for a new public defender. During this week's commissioners meeting, the Board accepted Paul Payne's resignation, which is effective Friday, May 10. The board tabled a motion to name an interim public defender, and then moved to advertise for the post and…
Zephyrs win big over Chadron, plus weekend legion schedule
The WESTCO Zephyrs have started the season winning their first two games after a Thursday night home win over Chadron, 13-5, in five innings. Moi Panduro started and worked just three innings (didn't need him to throw any more than he did with the game in hand) and he struck…
Results: C-9 District T&F plus boys golf from Ogallala
Here's a Friday combo update for high school sports with District Track and Field for area Class C teams at Bayard from Thursday plus the results from the Boys Golf Invite at Ogallala. C-9 Track & Field Dominant showing from Chase County. Their boys rolled up 229 points to win…
WNCC wins opener at regionals over Lamar
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Adrian Short struck out 10 and the Western Nebraska Community College baseball team scored five, 6th-inning runs to register the 8-5 win over Lamar Community College in the first-round of the Region IX Baseball Tournament in Colorado Springs, Colorado. WNCC advances in the winner bracket and…
ADM donates $1 million to agricultural innovation at Kansas State University
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University today announced that ADM, a global leader in human and animal nutrition, has pledged $1 million to the university's Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation, one of four new or renovated facilities included in the university's visionary Agriculture Innovation Initiative led by the College of Agriculture.The ADM investment will support advances…
Analysis: Nebraska real GDP in 2023 among top ten in the nation
A study by an online financial website says Nebraska's economy did very well compared to much of the country last year. Based on information from the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis, Visual Capitalist says Nebraska's real GDP growth rate in 2023 was 5.2 percent. That was good enough…
Nebraska Agribusinesses Are Competitive
A state’s economy must be competitive to grow and thrive. How competitive is Nebraska’s economy? Answering this question is the focus of a report released earlier this year by the Nebraska Chamber Foundation. Partnering with the consulting firm, Economic Leadership LLC, the report, Nebraska Economic Competitiveness Assessment, measures Nebraska’s economic standing…
