Nebraska’s Big Rodeo in Burwell is underway and will continue through Saturday, July 27th. More information about this year’s rodeo can be found here: https://ruralradio.com/rrn/news/103rd-edition-of-nebraskas-big-rodeo-happening-next-week-in-burwell/ Here are results after the second performance, Thursday, July 25th: Bareback riding leaders: 1. Bryce Eck, 82 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo's Lost & Found; 2. Quintonn…
Bee Bum, a honeybee farm near Beatrice, Nebraska, is expecting to harvest about 6,500 pounds of honey this year. Owner Kevin Monfelt said commercial honeybee production presents many challenges and opportunities in Nebraska. Bee Bum operates 300 bee colonies and they're hoping to reach 400 colonies by next year. Monfelt…
Most 4-Her’s have been working on their projects and livestock since the late fall or winter. This was also true for Tatum and Riley Pittman of Morrill until tragedy hit. Their 4-H livestock, two fiber alpacas, were killed early in the year. “My father-in-law (Jack Pittman) found them. One was…
Governor Jim Pillen -- Issued the following statement regarding the Nebraska Supreme Court’s decision upholding LB574, which the Governor signed into law in 2023 and which banned abortions after 12 weeks and prohibited irreversible sex change surgeries on children: “I am grateful for the court’s thorough and well-reasoned opinion upholding…
Nebraska sophomore guard Gavin Griffiths will miss the remainder of summer workouts after undergoing a procedure on his right wrist earlier this week. According to Men’s Basketball Athletic Trainer Andrew McCabe, the procedure will sideline Griffiths for the final two weeks of Nebraska’s summer workouts, but Griffiths is expected to…
An 18-year-old Ogallala teen was arraigned in Lincoln County Court Thursday in connection with a fatality accident several miles west of North Platte last week.Lincoln County Sheriff's Office says deputies were dispatched to the scene around 9:45am Thursday morning July 18, 2024. Investigators believe the accident happened hours earlier. When…
(LINCOLN, NE) Nebraska's First Lady Suzanne Pillen will participate in a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the installation of the iconic Pershing Mural within Historic Wyuka Park. The event, open to the public, will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 1st, 2024. The Pershing Mural, measuring…
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2024 – Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc., a Jarratt, Va., establishment, is recalling all liverwurst product produced by the establishment that is currently available in commerce because it may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The company…
The midday GFS forecast indicates hot and dry conditions, which could impact both global and U.S. agricultural supplies. Export sales are currently lagging, raising concerns about market performance. The importance of currency fluctuations in the global market is becoming increasingly evident. Meanwhile, the cattle market is experiencing a strong day,…
A very short day for the legislators called into the special session of the Unicameral – the session, focused on reducing property taxes, was officially called by the governor yesterday. That session started at 10am, and wrapped up before 11. 20 bills and five resolutions were introduced, witnesses say no…
