Beef Month: Nebraska boy celebrates first birthday with steak smash

Beef Month: Nebraska boy celebrates first birthday with steak smash

Nebraska is the Beef State, and when your birthday falls during Beef Month, you celebrate accordingly.  One-year-old Waitley is the son of Tori and Casey Land of Fullerton. His parents said he loves animals and being outdoors. He also enjoys being with his older sister, Laynie.  Instead of cake or…
Hastings couple suspected of discount store thefts

Hastings couple suspected of discount store thefts

A Hastings couple was arraigned in Dawson County Court Monday afternoon, each on a charge of Shoplifting with a value between $500 and $1,500. The case stems from a Lexington Police Department investigation of a shoplifting at the Lexington Walmart store that occurred on the evening of April 14, 2024.…
Spring Thistle Control

Spring Thistle Control

Native Nebraska pasture plants such as Tall, Platte (prairie), Flodman, Yellowspine, and Wavyleaf (gray) Thistles can be beneficial for butterflies and provide seeds for songbirds. However, many ‘nonnative’ Thistle species such as Musk, Canada, Plumeless, Bull and Scotch are ‘Noxious Weeds’ that must be controlled depending on your Nebraska county.…
Construction begins on groundbreaking precision ag research center

Construction begins on groundbreaking precision ag research center

Construction of the National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture at Nebraska Innovation Campus launched with a ceremonial turning of dirt on May 6. The state-of-the-art research center is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Nebraska Innovation Campus. The center will…
Engler remembered for generosity, entrepreneurial spirit

Engler remembered for generosity, entrepreneurial spirit

University of Nebraska alumnus Paul Engler, who died May 3 at age 94, believed the secret to successful entrepreneurship was to have “a fire in the belly” to find a better way of doing things. He credited that mindset for his accomplishments in the cattle industry and wanted to find…
Lexington man sentenced to prison for role in methamphetamine conspiracy

Lexington man sentenced to prison for role in methamphetamine conspiracy

Lincon, Neb. -- 25-year-old Leopoldo Ramirez of Lexington was sentenced Thursday in Lincoln for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of meth and fentanyl. Ramirez will serve 11 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Between at least June 2021…
Webinar Looks at Grazing During Disease Outbreak

Webinar Looks at Grazing During Disease Outbreak

Public lands grazers should make plans now to attend the Grazing Public Lands: Guidance and Resources in a Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak webinar set for May 13 at 2 p.m. eastern time. Managing livestock grazing public lands in an FMD outbreak poses unique challenges for sheep and cattle ranchers. An effective…
Florida becomes first state to ban lab grown meat

Florida becomes first state to ban lab grown meat

Florida is going meatless-less. The state has set a groundbreaking precedent by being the first state to officially prohibit the manufacturing and sales of lab-grown meat, with other states considering similar measures.   This move follows opposition from politicians and meat lobbying groups like the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association who…
Dairy Organizations Advocate for More Trade Opportunities

Dairy Organizations Advocate for More Trade Opportunities

U.S. trade policy can strengthen supply chain resiliency and ensure that U.S. dairy continues growing as a global leader. That’s the testimony that Tony Rice, Trade Policy Director for the National Milk Producers Federation, gave at a hearing before U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. The U.S. dairy industry exported more…
UNK competes at MIAA championships

UNK competes at MIAA championships

Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska-Kearney track and field team won three individual events at the 2024 MIAA Outdoor Championships this weekend in Maryville, Mo.Northwest Missouri hosted the meet which began Friday afternoon and ran until Sunday night.Fremont senior Wes Ferguson (800-meters), Kearney senior Brayden Sorensen (high jump) and York sophomore…