K-State, Kansas Wheat publish updated standards for feeding wheat to swine

K-State, Kansas Wheat publish updated standards for feeding wheat to swine

Kansas State University researchers and representatives of Kansas Wheat have published updated findings on the value of feeding wheat to pigs. What they’ve found is good news for swine producers and wheat growers. “Our data collected from 2014 to 2020 suggests that wheat’s mean energy content is 99% and 98%…
College World

College World

Sunday scores Florida State def. Virginia, 7-3 Tennessee def North Carolina, 6-1 Monday Games NC State vs. Florida, 1 p.m. | Kentucky vs. Texas A&M, 6 p.m.
NDOT Announces National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

NDOT Announces National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Lincoln, Neb. -- The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT)announces updates to its National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) plan. Updates include aschedule for applications, information about the NEVI program and a map of the Alternative FuelCorridor (AFC). Additional information will be made available as the program advances through procurement toimplementation and…
Gasoline handling demands safe practices, safe containers

Gasoline handling demands safe practices, safe containers

Using gasoline to start or keep a fire burning is an extremely dangerous act that is all too common in American barnyards and backyards. Jane Allsup, of Winterset, Iowa, lost her 10-year-old son, Christopher, when an outdated portable gasoline container exploded as he attempted to rekindle the previous night’s fun…
Martinez helps Stallions to UFL title

Martinez helps Stallions to UFL title

Former Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez has himself a football title. Martinez and the Birmingham Stallions downed the San Antonio Brahmas 25-0 in the inaugural United Football League Championship Game on Sunday night in St. Louis. Martinez had a big night finishing the game with three touchdowns one through the air…
Three Lincoln YRTC Escapees Captured in Omaha

Three Lincoln YRTC Escapees Captured in Omaha

JUNE 15, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Omaha Police Department and Lincoln Police Department, apprehended three juveniles who had absconded from the Youth Rehabilitation Treatment Center (YRTC) in Lincoln Friday evening. At approximately 7:00 p.m. Friday, Nebraska DHHS informed law enforcement that three youths…
Amber Waves of Grain

Amber Waves of Grain

The University of Nebraska Wheat Variety tour this month means wheat harvest is right around the corner. Winter wheat, Nebraska’s third-largest crop, is planted in the fall and harvested the following summer. Wheat production in the state is centered in the Panhandle and southwest Nebraska. Cheyenne, Box Butte, Perkins, Red…
Village of Lebanon receives grant

Village of Lebanon receives grant

Red Willow County, Neb. -- The Village of Lebanon was the recipient of a Lean on LARM $500 Safety Grant earlier this year. Kailee Miller, Lebanon Village Clerk, applied for the grant to purchase signs and locks for the village park. The League Association for Risk Management (LARM) awards the…
Annual Summer Stocker/Yearling Tour focuses on marketing yearling cattle

Annual Summer Stocker/Yearling Tour focuses on marketing yearling cattle

The stocker/yearling sector of the cattle industry offers flexibility and an opportunity for new producers to get started in the business. Nebraska Extension beef systems team is offering a chance to learn from producers with established stocker/yearling operations July 11 during the fifth annual Summer Stocker/Yearling Tour near Bassett, Nebraska.…