USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook

USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook

USDA released its June 2024 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook that shows the 2024 beef production forecast is virtually unchanged. Heavier cattle weights are expected to partially offset tight cattle supplies. The 2025 beef production forecast is raised with expectations of continued high cattle weights and a shift in marketings…
Storm leaves scattered damage of variable intensity

Storm leaves scattered damage of variable intensity

A storm that started in Wyoming Thursday and morphed into a long, bow-shaped front left damage in its wake of various degrees across Scotts Bluff County. https://youtu.be/PNahhPUUNCc Activity started to fire up in mid-afternoon, with a storm cell forming in the Hawk Springs area of Goshen County and intensifying as…
MarketReady webinars help farmers expand market reach

MarketReady webinars help farmers expand market reach

Rural Prosperity Nebraska and the Heartland Regional Food Business Center, a multi-state organization focused on strengthening farm and food enterprises, are kicking off a summer-long series of market-ready webinars, beginning June 20. The MarketReady Advanced Topic Webinar Series will explore a range of topics, from insurance to packaging, aimed at…
KNEB.tv News: June 20, 2024

KNEB.tv News: June 20, 2024

Today on KNEB.tv News: An arrest has been made in connection to a string of house fires at a home on West Overland Pastor pleads guilty stemming from November church embezzlement investigation Mountain Lion euthanized Wednesday evening near Scotts Bluff County Club NSP pays tribute to fallen Trooper Jerry Smith…
Mountain lion put down Wednesday was part of Wildcat Hills population

Mountain lion put down Wednesday was part of Wildcat Hills population

Nebraska Game and Parks says the male mountain lion that had to be put down in the Fairway Estates subdivision of the Scotts Bluff Country Club Wednesday was part of the big cat population native to the Wildcat Hills. Officials say the mountain lion, first spotted around 1:50 p.m. and…
Tornado Spotted in Goshen County; Large Hail Hammers Scotts Bluff County

Tornado Spotted in Goshen County; Large Hail Hammers Scotts Bluff County

A severe storm wreaked havoc as it ripped through portions of Eastern Wyoming and Western Nebraska. Tornados have been confirmed near Veteran in Goshen County, as well as softball sized hail and 60 mile per hour wind gusts. Power outages were reported throughout Scottsbluff and Gering. At approximately 3:20, there…
Baby Swans Hatch at Riverside Discovery Center

Baby Swans Hatch at Riverside Discovery Center

There's a new addition at Riverside Discovery Center. Staff says their swans Duke and Daisy had another successful nesting year, and last week the pair successfully hatched six cygnets and have been doing an excellent job of taking care of them. Their offspring from last year were sent out to…
Dart contract extension among personnel matters considered by WCCA Board

Dart contract extension among personnel matters considered by WCCA Board

Personnel matters were among the subjects considered by the Western Community College Area Board of Governors during their monthly meeting in Alliance this week. One of those was an evaluation of WNCC President Greg Dart, which was held in a closed session Wednesday afternoon. After about an hour and 15…