The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the launch of the Distressed Borrowers Assistance Network, an initiative designed to provide personalized support to financially distressed farmers and ranchers across the nation. USDA said the national network will connect distressed borrowers with individualized assistance to help them stabilize and regain financial…
September 25, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Harvest season is underway, and the Nebraska State Patrol encourages all motorists to be aware of agriculture equipment traveling on roads throughout the state. “Agriculture plays a major role in our state. As ag producers continue their harvest, all motorists should stay alert for slow-moving ag…
OVERTON - The Overton Eagles football team is off to a 4-0 start this season and a big part of that has been the play of senior Hayden Muirhead. So far through four games, Muirhead has completed over 52 percent of his passes with 566 passing yards and six touchdowns.…
Lincoln, Neb. -- The field in the Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska competition has been set. Tens of thousands of votes were cast in the first round, shrinking the field from 16 products to eight. The following Nebraska manufacturers and their products are among the top eight contenders. • Valley Center Pivot, Valley Irrigation –…
A new "review system" will be implemented at this year's Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, according to a statement released by the PRCA. The review system will include six specific calls. Only calls made in the arena by ProRodeo officials will be reviewed. Non-calls will not be reviewed. Steve Knowles, the…
Lincoln, Neb. - The Nebraska/Illinois football game this past Friday may have drawn a large television audience, that doesn't mean Husker Football Fridays are a welcome event for everyone. Nebraska AD Troy Dannen is one of those who feels it's not in the best interests of the university. Dannen sent…
A 40-year-old Lexington man has been arrested on a Dawson County Warrant for First Degree Sexual Assault of a Child. Estabon Ramon was arraigned in Dawson County Court Wednesday morning. His bond was set at 10% of $1 Million. A condition of the bond is to have no contact with…
It is always exciting when a little one joins the family. In the beef cattle business, calves are typically born during a planned calving season that occurs in the spring or the fall, said the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute. Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat…
An Arapahoe woman has been charged with False Reporting in Furnas County Court. Kaley Carrasco is scheduled for arraignment on the charge on November 4, 2024 at 1:00pm. The charge stems from an incident on September 23, 2024 in which Carrasco accused a man of False Imprisonment. The charge against…
This fall, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will gather information about production practices from Nebraska and Kansas producers, as part of the 2024 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). This year, NASS is surveying wheat and sorghum producers across the country.NASS will conduct the survey starting…