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Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Fighting Big Government Failures at the Social Security Administration
Social Security is the largest program in the federal budget, managing over $1 trillion in payments to roughly 70 million beneficiaries annually. It’s a necessary program and an important part of retirement for millions of Americans. Unfortunately, like many big government programs, Washington is failing to prevent its waste, fraud,…
Timing Last Alfalfa Harvest with GDD
Allowing for alfalfa to winterize before dormancy is a key factor preventing winter kill across a stand. Traditionally, my recommendation has been to time the last cutting for roughly 6 weeks before the first frost. While this general guideline has proven its worth over the years, many producers would love…
Reminder about regulation changes for Wyoming youth deer hunters
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is alerting youth deer hunters to a regulation change for the 2023 season. Youth hunters possessing a full-price, youth deer license may no longer harvest mule deer does or fawns during an antlered deer season. This is a change from previous years. Youth hunters…
Unveiling of Historic Knorr-Holden Plot Signboard
Started in 1912, the Knorr-Holden Plot near Scottsbluff is perhaps the world’s oldest irrigated continuous corn research plot. It was recently commemorated with a sign to mark its significance to both Nebraska history and agricultural research history in Nebraska. Records of the Knorr-Holden Plot date back to the early settlement…
Scottsbluff woman arrested following one-vehicle crash Saturday
Authorities say a Scottsbluff woman faces charges after a crash Saturday in which her vehicle went airborne. In a news release, Scottsbluff Police Sgt. Krista Brass says officers were called to a single-vehicle injury accident in the 1000 block of South Beltline East just after 1:45 p.m. Brass says investigators…
Cattle Group Applauds Senator Hawley’s Anti-Monopoly Bill
Billings, Mont. – Last Week, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Strengthening Antitrust Enforcement for Meatpacking Act (S.2818) to empower antitrust enforcers to break up giant meatpacking and poultry monopolies and place power back in the hands of America’s farmers and ranchers who raise livestock and poultry. R-CALF USA CEO Bill…
UNL Libraries’ New Kees Collection Includes Creative Works, Personal Items
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries has acquired a new collection of materials by versatile artist Weldon Kees (1914–1955) for its Archives and Special Collections. The purchase of the collection was made possible through a gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation by the Herbert T. Weston Jr. and Marian S.…
Husker Backs Bite Bulldogs
Lincoln - Nebraska's Blackshirts continued to flex their muscles on defense, and the Huskers relied on a strong running game to churn out a 28-14 win over Louisiana Tech on Saturday. Playing in front of a continuing-NCAA record 391st straight sellout with more than 87,000 fans on hand at Memorial…
CSC Professor Returns to Wyoming to Confirm Discovery
Dr. Mathew Brust, Chadron State College Professor of Life Sciences, returned to south-central Wyoming this summer in hopes of capturing additional specimens to confirm what he suspected was his discovery of a new species of bumblebee scarab beetle in July 2022. On July 10, in the late afternoon, he drove about 27…
Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Receives $10M to Boost Urban Trees
The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service to strengthen Nebraska’s urban forest infrastructure in disadvantaged communities across the state. The arboretum aims to accomplish this through tree plantings, tree maintenance and removal, and workforce development. The grant is…
