KEARNEY – Graduate and undergraduate degrees will be conferred for 702 spring graduates at University of Nebraska at Kearney commencement exercises 10 a.m. Friday, May 17, at UNK’s Health and Sports Center. Candidates for degrees are listed below in three groups: graduates from Nebraska, graduates from across the United States…
ARLINGTON, VA – Way back in the 1930s, one of the original motivations behind creating the Federal Milk Marketing Order system was to provide incentives for farmers to produce better milk. Much of the milk at the time was Grade B, which was lower quality than the Grade A milk earmarked for…
Nebraska High School Rodeo Association student athletes spent their weekend in Madison. Here are results from both days of rodeo, per the NEHSRA: Day 1: Saturday, May 11th Tie Down NeHSRA #PlaceNameScore/Time2351Johnston, Cayson - Stapleton NE11.7204002Leach, Colton - Dunning NE13.5702083Sortum, Emmett - Taylor NE13.7503084Lantis, JT - Hershey NE15.7104225Schrunk, Kaddo -…
BLAIR, Nebraska — Two Republicans and two Democrats running for Congress in Nebraska’s sprawling, largely rural 3rd District said they want primary voters to consider someone other than nine-term Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith. Smith, 53, was elected to Congress in 2006 after serving two terms as a state…
Significant solar flare and space weather activity is affecting GPS and RTK networks in tractors at a time when many farmers are trying to complete spring fieldwork. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the severe geomagnetic storm is the worst since 2005. Landmark Implement, a John Deere…
OMAHA, Nebraska – Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN), a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, was on the National Mall to showcase how irrigation is essential for food security. More than 15,000 people flocked to the National Mall to see the ag equipment as part of…
Nebraska remains alive in the Big Ten title race, as the Huskers came away with a 4-2 win vs. Indiana on Sunday afternoon at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Nebraska (32-18, 14-7 Big Ten) scored four runs on eight hits and committed an error, while Indiana (28-21-1, 13-8 Big Ten)…
Nebraska men’s track and field won the Big Ten Outdoor Championship on Sunday at the U-M Track and Field Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. with 136 total points. The team victory gives the Husker men their first back-to-back outdoor conference team wins since the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Powered by…
A case delayed for about a year appears to be back on track in Dawson County District Court. Former Elwood resident Jeremy Bendler faces several charges related to alleged offenses in June of 2022. At his last hearing in May of 2023, Bendler was found competent to participate in proceedings…
Brad Finstad (R-MN) and Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) introduced the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience Act into the House last week. The FARMER Act is intended to strengthen crop insurance and make higher levels of coverage more affordable for producers. The Act would increase premium support for higher levels…
