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Cougar baseball splits Saturday, takes three of four at Trinidad State
PUEBLO, Colo. – The Western Nebraska Community College baseball team split an Empire Conference doubleheader Saturday in contrasting fashion in Pueblo, Colorado. The first game saw the Cougars score five times in the fifth and Valentin Blanc went the distance, striking out six in helping the Cougars to the 5-2…
Supernovas post dominant Saturday sweep over Thrill
OMAHA, NE. — Three more franchise records fell as the Omaha Supernovas (10-4) dominated the Vegas Thrill (5-10) in a 25-19, 25-17, 25-21 sweep Saturday night at the CHI Health Center in Omaha. The Supernovas did so in front of 10,315 fans which marks the fifth of eight home matches that Omaha has…
CeraMax® Receives Section 2(ee) for the Suppression of Red Crown Rot in Soybeans
WAGENINGEN, the NETHERLANDS – Ceradis Crop Protection B.V., a global developer and marketer of environmentally friendly plant nutrition and crop protection solutions, has been granted a Section 2(ee) label for the use of CeraMax® biological seed treatment for the suppression of Red Crown Rot in soybeans. First confirmed in Illinois in 2018, Red Crown…
Rural Radio Network TV to host Nebraska FFA preshow, livestream 96th State Convention
Rural Radio Network TV has continued its partnership with Nebraska FFA to host the Nebraska FFA Preshow before all seven general sessions of the 96th Nebraska FFA State Convention. The convention sessions will also be streamed live on Rural Radio Network TV through AcresTV. The platform offers viewers access to…
Huskers continue winning ways
Nebraska scored a run in the top of the ninth and added another in the 10th to sweep Northwestern with an 8-7 win in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park. With the win, the Huskers picked up their first road conference series sweep since 2022…
Huskers sweep Wisconsin
The Nebraska softball team remained undefeated in Big Ten play with a 5-4 come-from-behind victory in nine innings Sunday at Wisconsin. Brooke Andrews keyed the comeback with the game-tying RBI in the seventh inning and the game-winning RBI in the ninth. Nebraska led 3-2 before Wisconsin hit leadoff home runs…
Skills Needed in the Agricultural Workforce
U.S. employers report challenges in finding suitable job candidates with work-ready skills to fill open roles in the agri-food industry. AgCareers.com surveyed those employers to gain deeper insights into the skills they seek and identify the most significant skill gaps in the workforce. Employers ranked “problem solving and decision making”…
GPS celebrates Board approval of strategic plan
Gering Public Schools is proud to announce the launch of its 2024-2029 strategic plan. This transformative blueprint outlines a comprehensive vision for the district's future, focusing on five key pillars: academic excellence, investing in staff, modernizing infrastructure, operational excellence, and inspired community engagement. https://youtu.be/8TdFEh43O4Q Developed collaboratively with input from stakeholders,…
UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute Pilots New Autism Diagnostic Tool
The Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is piloting a new diagnostic tool that could dramatically cut waitlists for an autism diagnosis. Alice Shillingsburg, PhD, director of the integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at MMI, has been a site investigator for the new technology -- EarliPoint™…
Young Nebraskans Win Writing Competition
Nebraska students competed for the twenty-fifth year in the annual Letters About Literature competition. They wrote to tell an author about how books can make a difference in a young person’s life. Young Nebraska writers who wrote winning letters in the Letters About Literature competition will attend a proclamation signing ceremony on April 11th…