The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation has selected Diane Starns for the 2022 Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year honor. The Teacher of the Year is awarded to outstanding teachers that incorporate agriculture into their classroom through innovative ideas and lessons. “The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation is pleased…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds ranchers and livestock producers that they may be eligible for financial assistance through the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for 2021 grazing losses due to a qualifying drought or fire. The deadline to apply for 2021 LFP assistance is Jan. 31, 2022. More than $473.1…
Some question $500 million plan to resurrect irrigation canal on South Platte by Paul Hammel, Nebraska ExaminerJanuary 26, 2022 LINCOLN – People lined up at the State Capitol Tuesday to support proposals by Gov. Pete Ricketts to spend the state’s allocation of $1.04 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)…
TOPEKA — A Nebraska company nearly unloaded its toxic ethanol byproduct on an unsuspecting Topeka farmer before regulators intervened in late December. AltEn, which is under close observation after creating an environmental crisis in Mead, Nebraska, didn’t disclose the risks of its biochar before selling it to Brady Yingling, owner of B.…
Rulon Taylor has spent most of life around agriculture. Coming from a family of ag producers and educators, he is on familiar ground whether in a pasture sorting cattle, talking with members of an FFA chapter, or meeting rodeo athletes in the arena. “This past week I visited with about…
LINCOLN – Governor Pete Ricketts announced recent appointments he has made to fill Nebraska’s boards and commissions. The following appointees are unpaid and are not subject to Legislative confirmation: Board of Appraisers for Educational Lands and Funds Bonnie M. Downing, Dunning Nebraska Aquaculture Board Richard Lackaff, Bassett Commission for the Protection…
Bull Tackle Feed in Lexington Nebraska sponsors this weekly report. Check out Bull Tackle Feed’s Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/bulltackle/ For the week ending January 22nd the Midwest sheep and goat market was fully steady with premiums on high quality livestock. The lamb market is starting to show a few pinholes…
Jerry Stowell with Country Futures recaps the report here: The January cattle on feed report caught some by surprise with placements sharply higher than analysts estimates. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 12.0…
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will consider special area regulation changes for wildlife management areas when it meets Jan. 28 in Lincoln. The meeting will start at 8 a.m. at Commission headquarters, 2200 N. 33rd St. The proposed changes would affect hunting at Gifford Point WMA…
