Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Society will hold its 2024 annual meeting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research, Extension, & Education Center from June 11 to 13 in Scottsbluff. “Each state has its own Soil and Water Conservation Society chapter, that meets annually,” said Robin Foulk, NSWCS member and…
The beef and dairy industries have outlined comprehensive plans to achieve net zero over the next few decades. Accomplishing that objective will require deliberate actions from a variety of stakeholders, including beef and dairy farmers themselves, logistics providers, processors, and resellers. Ag equipment manufacturers also have an important role to play…
BROKEN BOW - Two people were arraigned on felony charges Thursday morning in Custer County District Court. Tim Rosentrater of Callaway was arrested in February on a sexual assault charge. In January a woman told police that she suffers from a medical condition which leaves her in a vulnerable state…
Kearney Misko Sports over North Platte FNBO Nationals 5-1 Gothenburg Melons seniors over Kearney Jersey's 11-1 Broken Bow seniors over Overton Bandits seniors 15-0 Minden seniors over Hi-Line seniors 18-1 Minden juniors over Hi-Line juniors 12-4 Gothenburg Melons juniors over Kearney Jersey's juniors 12-2 Kearney Pinnacle Bank Post 52 over…
The sixth edition of the Bucking Battle & Bash will take place this weekend, May 24-25 in North Platte, Nebraska. The event is part of the Ultimate Bull Riding Tour, a five stop bull riding series that will crown its champion during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island. Other…
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024. Rep. Mann is a member of the House Agriculture Committee, which will markup the Farm Bill on Thursday, May 23. Rep. Mann represents…
On Wednesday, the Lexington, Nebraska Police Department announced that Captain Phil Lauby and Officer Brylee Lauby were honored with the AED Lifesaver Award from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services' Emergency Health Systems division. The announcement says the recognition "is a testament to their quick thinking, bravery, and…
LINCOLN, Neb. May 22, 2024 - In the Northern Plains Region (Kansas, Nebraska, NorthDakota, and South Dakota) there were 37,000 workers hired directly by farm operators on farmsand ranches during the week of April 7-13, 2024, unchanged from the April 2023 referenceweek, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Workers…
Memorial Day weekend and Memorial Day itself has always been a special time for the Fredericksburg Lutheran Church located south of Minden. Over the last past couple of the years, the church has been working on Veteran's Memorial for the Fredericksburg cemetery. Church president Bill Nielsen talks about how this…
Brett Sears and Drew Christo combined to toss a two-hitter, as the duo retired 19 of the last 20 Boilermakers in Nebraska’s 6-2 win over Purdue on Wednesday night at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. Nebraska (35-20) scored six runs on 12 hits and an error, while Purdue (33-24) totaled…
