Video Category: Ag News & Markets
2032 Hay Season Review: Challenging Weather Damages Crop, But High-Quality Hay Still In Demand
In the latest episode of Fridays in the Field, Clay Patton returns to southwest Nebraska to check in with Steve Rice of SR Farms Alfalfa Company in Wilsonville. Rice discussed the 2023 hay season and shared an update on the third and fourth cuttings of alfalfa. He is hoping to…
Macroeconomics Hitting Cattle Trade 9|27|23 Cattle Call
The cattle market this week is a tough one to describe. So many facets effecting the way the trade is working, including the macroeconomic pressure from the outside markets. On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek looks at the government's shutdown talks comparing that to the…
Idem Irrigation Semi Finalist in Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Contest
A Gering company is a semi-finalist in the 2024 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. Idem Irrigation, part of the Holliday Family of Companies, has redesigned the sprinkler head that goes on center pivots. Phil Holliday says dealing with Midwest winds, their ball shaped heads provide better water saturation. They currently…
The Good Ol’ Days: How historical grain trading impacts today’s commodity marketing
Once a city kid who went to school to be a doctor, Mark Gold with Top Third Ag Marketing in Chicago became a widely-respected grain trader and analyst who continues to serve producers. The story goes like this. One college summer, Gold was asked if he wanted to work at…
Antique tractor display in Nebraska showcased machines that changed agriculture as we know it
Perhaps the saying should go, "Out with the NEW, in with the OLD." Husker Harvest Days in Nebraska is always an opportunity to see the newest technology in agriculture. But this year, attendees also reminisced on agriculture's roots and with a walk down memory lane through an antique tractor display.…
Beans giving way to corn 9|23|23 Nebraska Soybean Board Weekly Market Roundup
Markets this week saw pressure, not only from inside the grain trade but outside movement from exporters & global uncertainty. On this week's Nebraska Soybean Board Weekly Market Roundup, Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics talks on beans giving way to corn, drought stresses with export movement along with how…
Interview with Nebr. Bankers Association Chair-Elect Brad Koehn
Banks 🤝 Nebraska Agriculture In this interview, catch up with Brad Koehn, the Chair-Elect of the Nebraska Bankers Association, to discuss the role of banks in supporting the state's agricultural sector. Nebraska's farmers and ranchers rely on financial resources to fuel their operations, and banks play a pivotal role in…
South central Nebraska farmer still weeks away from soybean harvest | Fridays in the Field | Ep. 21
Drive across the state and you'll see dozens of combines already cutting soybeans due to this year's dry conditions. But one farmer in south central Nebraska said he still has two to three weeks before his crop will be ready for harvest. Don Batie, who farms in Dawson County, said…
Banks Back Nebraska: A Conversation with Lydell Woodbury, Chair of the Nebraska Bankers Association
In this interview, we visit with Lydell Woodbury, Chair of the Nebraska Bankers Association, to uncover the way Nebraska banks are the backbone of their communities. Discover how banks across more than 330 Nebraska communities are actively contributing to the prosperity and well-being of the state. Community Involvement:Banks in Nebraska…
Antique John Deere engine churns homemade ice cream in Holdrege
What could be better than an antique tractor? How about an antique tractor engine that churns homemade ice cream! On display in Holdrege, Nebraska, last week, was a John Deere 1.5 horsepower Model E hit and miss engine. The engine powered a wagon-mounted freezer to make homemade ice cream. Jeremiah…
