One of two budget adjustment bills requested by the governor gets first round approval

Nebraska lawmakers have given first round approval to a bill that contains many of the Governor's suggested adjustments to the current biennial budget. LB 1412 was advanced on a vote of 39 to 4 Wednesday, but not before an eight hour filibuster was ended through a cloture vote. During floor…

Farmers Get Real About Experience with Biologicals in Mosaic Biosciences™ Frontier Fields Initiative

TAMPA, FL– With the deluge of information about products in the biologicals market, farmers may feel bombarded with marketing messages rather than getting real and insightful perspectives. Mosaic Biosciences™ is committed to bringing science and transparency to the biologicals market, evident through their new Frontier Fields initiative. Frontier Fields will…

Bayer pilots unique generative AI tool for agriculture

SAN FRANCISCO, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer today announced the pilot of an expert GenAI system to benefit farmers and up-level agronomists in their daily work. The company has been using proprietary agronomic data to train a large language model (LLM) with years of internal data, insights from thousands of trials…

Bayard’s Houchin signs to play football at Concordia University

On Wednesday afternoon at Bayard High School senior Kolby Houchin announced his decision to continue his football career by signing with Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska. "I had a couple different schools I was looking at, but at the end of the day Concordia was just definitely the right fit.…

Kearney to host Husker spring match

Husker volleyball is returning to Kearney. The Huskers will face Denver in its spring match at Kearney High School on Saturday, May 4 at 2 p.m. Doors to the match will open at 12:30 p.m. The Huskers will sign autographs following the match. Kearney High School's new gym opened in…

WNCC baseball falls to South Mountain 19-7

PHOENIX, Ariz., -- The Western Nebraska Community College baseball team got behind early and never could catch up as South Mountain Community College scored in all six innings in posting a 19-7 win over WNCC Wednesday at Arizona. WNCC has dropped seven straight on the current road trip. WNCC will…

From Lab to Loaf

Not every wheat farmer can see and handle the flour made from their harvest, let alone taste a loaf of bread made from that wheat. But that was exactly the experience of one participant in the 2024 Kansas Wheat Leadership Program recently conducted by Kansas Wheat. Neil Bekemeyer, a wheat…

Shockers blowout Huskers in series finale

Nebraska wrapped up its midweek action in Wichita with a 9-3 loss at Wichita State on Wednesday night at Eck Stadium. Nebraska (10-5) totaled three runs on five hits and committed two errors, while Wichita State (10-6) recorded nine runs, 10 hits and an error. Cayden Brumbaugh led the Huskers…

Overall Tractor Sales Lower Compared to February 2023

Unit sales of 100+ horsepower ag tractors increased slightly in February 2024 in the U.S., according to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. The month recorded an increase of 2.8 percent compared to February 2023. However, year-to-date data reflects sales below 2023 in total units of ag tractors…

Gering man charged with felony child abuse; 1-year-old fighting for his life

A Gering man is facing a felony child abuse charge following an early Wednesday morning incident that left a one-year-old boy fighting for his life in a Colorado hospital. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e76aMhBXCM0 31-year-old Tyler Green has been charged with knowing and intentional child abuse resulting in serious injury after an investigation by…