Hunters Helping the Hungry looking for processors

Hunters Helping the Hungry allows hunters to donate whole field-dressed deer to participating meat processors, with the final product donated to food pantries or charitable organizations statewide. The program is made possible through monetary donations that cover the processing costs of this program. Meat processors have until September 1 to…

USDA and the Heartland Regional Food Business Center Make Available Over $3.7 Million to Farm and Food Businesses in First Round of Business Builder Grants

WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Heartland Regional Food Business Center (RFBC) today announced the availability of over $3.7 million in Business Builder Grants to support small, mid-sized, and diverse food and farm entrepreneurs. These grants will promote business expansion, job creation, business capacity building, and increase local products…

Thursday Channel Final Bell with Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics | 8-15-24

The wheat market has resumed its decline, leading the broader grain markets lower. While the latest CPI data continues to exert some influence, traders are now shifting their focus to the upcoming crop tours next week. These tours are eagerly anticipated, as they will provide crucial insights into the condition…

Nebraska native adds life to Oregon Trail Rodeo in fifth year as music director

Jake Jacobson may spend his winters in Arizona, but the Nebraska native cannot be kept from the Cornhusker state for long. Originally of Elkhorn, the music director will be making his fifth straight appearance at the Oregon Trail Rodeo in Hastings. "When you meet a new rodeo committee you either…

KNEB.tv News: August 15, 2024

Today on KNEB.tv News: A Gordon teen will spend the next 20 years to life in prison after pleading no contest to killing her newborn baby Alliance man sentenced on drug and weapons' charges Mountain Lion sighting Wednesday at Scotts Bluff Country Club Gering Council talks zoning changes to accommodate…

Gordon Teen Pleads No Contest to 2nd Degree Murder Charge After Killing Newborn

The teenage girl from Gordon who stabbed her newborn to death in November has pleaded no contest to a charge of 2nd Degree Murder. Tuesday in Sheridan County District Court, 17-year-old Chloe Coplen-Anderson signed the plea agreement, which resulted in the dismissal of charges of Use of a Deadly Weapon…

County looks to close approx. $4 million gap in proposed budgets vs tax asking

Scotts Bluff County commissioners and department heads this week formally started budgetary work with workshops reviewing proposed spending for the coming fiscal year. https://youtu.be/FWNjbZrsp18 Very preliminary figures showed a $4.2 million difference between last year's tax asking of $13.5 million and what would be needed from property taxes to meet…

August Rural Mainstreet Report: Economy Fell to 2024 Low

For a 12th straight month, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) sank below growth neutral, according to the August survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent on agriculture and/or energy. Overall: The region’s overall reading for August sank to 40.9 from 41.3 in July. It was the…

Allo Fiber Gets Green-Light to Expand into Morrill

Last month Allo announced they had plans to expand their services into Mitchell, and last week the Village of Morrill also learned that the Fiber company looks to begin providing them services as well. A group of four Allo employees, led by Regional General Manager Clint Schleicher, were on hand…

Farmland prices increase despite pressure

The Purdue University Farmland Value and Cash Rent Survey showed that Indiana farmland prices once again hit a new record in 2024. The average price of top-quality farmland is $14,392, up 4.8 percent from June 2023. Average and poor-quality farmland also hit new high prices at $11,630 and $9,071 per…