Wheat Tour to be in Panhandle beginning June 11

Wheat Tour to be in Panhandle beginning June 11

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Crop Performance Testing Program kicked off its wheat variety tour in Jefferson County on Thursday, June 6. The tour will continue across Nebraska from June 11 to 14. Tours will be led by Drs. Cody Creech and Amanda Easterly, with assistance from Dr. Katherine Frels, UNL…
Closing in on Nebraska: 5th border state confirms HPAI in dairy cattle

Closing in on Nebraska: 5th border state confirms HPAI in dairy cattle

Wyoming officials over the weekend confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a herd of dairy cattle, making it Nebraska's fifth border state with a confirmed case. As of June 10, Nebraska has not had a confirmed case of HPAI in livestock. However, five of Nebraska's six border…
Levinson announces four transfers for Loper basketball

Levinson announces four transfers for Loper basketball

Kearney, Neb. – Nebraska Kearney head men's basketball coach Marty Levinson announced today that four transfers will take to the courts for the Lopers this upcoming season.They are guards River Johnston (North Platte), Elijah Knudsen (Mead, Colo.), Allen Taylor (Bradley, Ark.) and wing Kendrick Gilbert (Las Vegas, Nev.). These are…
Legion Baseball Scores 6/7-6/9

Legion Baseball Scores 6/7-6/9

Friday 6/7 Minden Seniors over Gothenburg Melons Seniors 16-9 Minden Juniors over Gothenburg Melons Juniors 9-5 Alma Juniors over Cambridge Arapahoe Juniors 19-9 Loomis Juniors over SG Juniors 15-3 Saturday 6/8 Ogallala Adams Bank and Trust over Holdrege Inspire Rehabilitation Seniors 10-2 DCB Juniors over Broken Bow Juniors 9-1 Broken…
Nebraska Extension: Challenging weather ahead for the week of June 10th

Nebraska Extension: Challenging weather ahead for the week of June 10th

After a weekend of storms across much of Nebraska, the state could be in for another round of challenging weather.  Eric Hunt, an agricultural meteorology and climate resilience educator with Nebraska Extension, shared a report of the damage and what this week’s weather could look like.   Hunt said that…
Southeast Nebraska man seriously injured in tractor accident

Southeast Nebraska man seriously injured in tractor accident

ODELL, Neb. (AP) — A 75-year-old man was seriously injured in a home accident on June 5th in Odell. At 6:45 p.m., the Gage County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call regarding the incident. John Novotny, of Odell, was working on his house while standing in the front-end bucket of…
Nebraska High School Finals Rodeo happening this week in Burwell

Nebraska High School Finals Rodeo happening this week in Burwell

Burwell will play host to this year's Nebraska High School Finals Rodeo happening June 12-15. High school rodeo athletes from across the state will compete for a chance to represent Nebraska at the National High School Finals Rodeo this July in Rock Springs, Wyoming. View the full schedule here: Schedule…
Dawson County raceway results

Dawson County raceway results

Racing action continued on Sunday night at the Dawson County Raceway in Lexington. IMCA Hobby Stock A Feature 1 (16 Laps): 1. 11T-Dillon Thompson[6]; 2. 98Z-Zach Olmstead[7]; 3. 6-Drew Barry[1]; 4. 38-Brayden Hurley[2]; 5. 24T-Tylan Lambertus[13]; 6. 83S-Paxton Stubbs[4]; 7. 45R-Riley Kort[11]; 8. 17-Tyler Thompson[5]; 9. R89-Nate Refior[9]; 10. 77F-Mitchell…
Pasture Weed Management After Drought

Pasture Weed Management After Drought

Pasture grass root injury caused by drought and/or wildfire can extend into the next grazing season. If grass stands have only been slightly damaged, then recovery can be quick… especially with proper weed control, fertility and deferred grazing management. However, if the stressed pastures were overgrazing, then recovery may extend…
Ferguson runs well in New York, City

Ferguson runs well in New York, City

New York, City- Former UNK star Wes Ferguson put together a strong finish and ended up as the runner-up at the New York City Grand Prix Sunday. Ferguson finished his first run as a professional with a time of 1:45.06, which was a new personal best. Ferguson was back in…