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Kansas Soybean Commission elects new chairman, initiates next RFP cycle
Topeka, Kan. - The Kansas Soybean Commission ended its August 14 Annual Meeting with a new team of officers. The board elected Keith Miller, Great Bend, to lead as Chairman. Miller represents KSC’s District 5 in central Kansas. He grows soybeans, wheat, corn, grain sorghum and alfalfa hay. Prior to…
Mitchell poised for another strong year on the gridiron
Last year was a big season for the Mitchell Tigers as they finished 8-3 and along the way they picked up the first ever playoff win in school history, as they pounded Bishop Neumann 58-20 in front of the home fans in the first round of the C2 playoffs. The…
Witness reports mountain lion sighting at Scotts Bluff Country Club
Two months after a male mountain lion appeared at the Scotts Bluff Country Club and had to be put down, that area could be dealing with yet another big cat. Scotts Bluff County Sheriff Mark Overman tells KNEB News a witness reported seeing a mountain lion in the area late…
KNEB.tv Sports: Gering and Bridgeport football teams in the spotlight
The main feature today on KNEB.tv Sports comes from over at Gering where the Bulldogs football team is working through their first week of fall camp practices. Gering last year finished 2-7 but if you look a little deeper than the record you see a program that had four, one…
Nebraska ranks highly in WalletHub education rankings
As the new school year gets underway for students across the region this week and next, the financial website WalletHub has come out with a pair of rankings that tout education in Nebraska. In their study of the best and worst school systems for 2024, our state was ranked 7th…
Wyoming football fall camp notes
LARAMIE, Wyo. (Aug. 14, 2024) – The Wyoming Cowboys are in the third week of fall camp and held the program’s annual Media Day on Wednesday in the Wildcatter Suites and inside the Indoor Practice Facility. What Jay Had to Say at Media Day “It is here, and we are two-plus…
Blue Collar Gourmet: How Baker’s Candies became known as “Nebraska’s Chocolate”
Baker’s Candies founder Kevin Baker set out to make a product that “Nebraska could be proud of.” These days, the company produces what is affectionately known as “Nebraska’s Chocolate.” Though the sweet, delectable chocolates are a point of pride for Nebraska residents, “Nebraska’s Chocolate” has not stayed within state lines.…
Humphrey Native Elected to Lead Pork Association
Ryan Preister of Humphrey, Nebraska was selected as President of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) at the Annual Membership Meeting of the Association. The meeting was held on July 17 at York’s Holthus Convention Center in conjunction with the Nebraska Pork Expo. Joining President Preister on NPPA’s Executive Team…
Wednesday Channel Final Bell with Arlan Suderman | 8/14/24
The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report is influencing stock markets, adding to the complex mix of geopolitical tensions that are already impacting financial and commodity markets. As California's new biofuel policies are set to begin in September, traders are closely watching for potential ripple effects across the agricultural sector.…
Ricketts, Fischer join effort to fix foreign-owned farmland disclosure process
U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) joined a bipartisan effort urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to modernize and improve the accuracy of its foreign land ownership disclosure process. In the letter, the senators note alleged inaccuracies in information publicly posted by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and…