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Thursday Channel Final Bell with Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net | 9/26/24
Hurricane concerns are looming over agriculture, with potential impacts on crop quality and transportation, while tar spot worries in the Eastern Corn Belt are adding pressure to corn yields. Harvest activity is picking up across the country, but grain markets sold off this week, driven by broader macroeconomic factors like…
Markowski Named Preseason All-Big Ten for Third Time
Nebraska's Alexis Markowski captured Preseason All-Big Ten honors for the third consecutive season when the conference announced its annual awards on Thursday, Sept. 26. Markowski, a 6-3 center/forward from Lincoln, Neb., was one of 10 players across the conference's 18 teams to earn preseason recognition from both the Big Ten…
United States Hog Inventory Up Slightly
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2024 was 76.5 million head. This was up slightly from September 1, 2023, and up 2 percent from June 1, 2024. Breeding inventory, at 6.04 million head, was down 2 percent from last year, but up 1 percent from…
KNEB.tv News: September 26, 2024
Today on KNEB.tv News: Big news for downtown Gering, as a local couple plans to open the the city's first microbrewery Endangered Missing Advisory issued for 84-year-old Gary Premus of Scottsbluff Scotts Bluff County 1 and 6 Year Road Improvement Plan projects laid out Rural Scottsbluff man convicted of stealing…
Village of Morrill Board of Trustees Approve New 6 p.m. Meeting Time
The Morrill Village Board of Trustees had a special meeting this week, and made a change that will affect their meetings for years to come. The change isn't major, but they have opted to bump up the start time for their monthly regular meetings from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m.…
List of NE counties eligible for federal storm damage aid includes Scotts Bluff
Scotts Bluff County is on the list of 16 Nebraska counties eligible for approved federal aid to help pay for storm damage earlier this year. Governor Jim Pillen this week announced receipt of funding that can be used by state, tribal and eligible local governments for emergency repair or replacement…
Endangered Missing Advisory for Scottsbluff Man cancelled
UPDATE: According to a release from the Scottsbluff Police Department, the alert for Gary Premus was terminated shortly before 1:00 p.m. Thursday, and the investigation has been turned over to the Sioux County Sheriff's Office and the Nebraska State Patrol. A Facebook post by the State Patrol said Mr. Premus…
Laverne Meyer Pleads Guilty to Home Depot Theft Charges
A rural Scottsbluff man accused of defrauding Home Depot stores in Cheyenne and Scottsbluff with a merchandise scheme has pleaded guilty to local Theft by Deception Charges. 69-year-old Laverne Meyer had been charged with 17 counts, but Tuesday in Scotts Bluff County Court he pleaded guilty to two counts of…
Youth recognized for Nebraska 4-H Livestock Achievement Program
Nebraska 4-H held the 4th year of the 4-H Livestock Achievement Program. The program is designed to promote all educational aspects of 4-H livestock projects including selection, production, leadership, and exhibition by recognizing youth striving to improve in their livestock project knowledge and leadership. The program recognizes Members of Excellence,…
From City Boy to Farmer: Tim Vala’s journey to building Nebraska’s largest agritourism destination
Tim Vala describes himself as a city boy raised in Omaha, but he had a wild idea: he could become a farmer. With little more than determination and a dream, he found land that he could buy bit by bit. When he bought his first tractor, he didn’t even know…
