Amish finding a home well off the beaten path in Nebraska’s Sandhills

Amish finding a home well off the beaten path in Nebraska’s Sandhills

Turn south onto the blacktop out of this Cherry County ranch town, and the Sandhills seem to roll on for an eternity. “Wide-open spaces” aptly describes the endless prairie, where cowboys still work cattle on horseback and stargazers come to get away from city lights. You’re lucky to encounter another…
Zink appointed to United Sorghum Checkoff Board

Zink appointed to United Sorghum Checkoff Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has named six members to the United Sorghum Checkoff Program’s Board of Directors. Among them, Tracy Zink from Indianola, Nebraska, is appointed as an At-Large Member for a three-year term starting December 2023. The 13-member United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board is composed of nine…
Former Nebraska Crime Commission Director hired to lead Brand Committee

Former Nebraska Crime Commission Director hired to lead Brand Committee

The Nebraska Brand Committee has a new executive director. The Committee voted 5-0 to hire Don Arp, the former head of the Nebraska Crime Commission, to replace outgoing Executive Director John Widdowson, during a special meeting on Wednesday, November 15. More from Tri-State Livestock News The announcement came after a…
Flatwater Free Press reviews buyers of Nebraska farmland

Flatwater Free Press reviews buyers of Nebraska farmland

There’s never a Black Friday discount when a piece of Nebraska farmland hits the market in 2023, be it a fertile field in the Platte River Valley or a vast swath of Sandhills pastureland.  The market’s hot. And corporate farms, both in-state and out, are dipping into their deep pockets…
Cattle Chat: Adding purchased bred heifers to the herd 

Cattle Chat: Adding purchased bred heifers to the herd 

As families and friends gather around the holiday table, sometimes they part ways taking home more than leftovers; they also bring home germs that lead to sickness.   In much the same way, sickness can spread when cattle originating from different operations co-mingle too soon, said Kansas State Univeristy Beef…
UNL livestock judging coach named Coach of the Year

UNL livestock judging coach named Coach of the Year

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Livestock Judging team finished its 2023 season earning numerous accolades, including 12 top-eight overall finishes, 31 top-eight division finishes and 53 individual top-10 finishes. The team also celebrated its first academic all-American honoree in program history. In addition, the high-achieving team was led by the Intercollegiate…
MAP: PPP loans to farmers totaled $5.8 billion in 2020

MAP: PPP loans to farmers totaled $5.8 billion in 2020

In 2020, the agricultural sector received about $45 billion — the most ever — in federal assistance. More than half of that came in the form of direct pandemic aid from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to federal data. But a significant amount came from a non-USDA source: the…
Nebraska students wins Congressional App Challenge for AI corn disease detector

Nebraska students wins Congressional App Challenge for AI corn disease detector

U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced Adam Khattak, a Lincoln Southwest High School student, as the Congressional App Challenge (CAC) winner for Nebraska’s First Congressional District. For the challenge, Khattak coded an app called “AI Corn Disease Detector.” The application allows users to upload pictures of crops, and then the app…