LINCOLN—“Grow Local. Brew Local. Buy Local.” That’s the mission statement of the Nebraska Craft Brewery Board and the inspiration behind growing the state’s craft brewery industry. To help achieve that mission, the Nebraska Craft Brewery Board is seeking project proposals from growers, industry organizations, state and local agencies, educational groups,…
Lincoln -- Nebraska lawmakers have adjourned sine die for the 2024 regular session, but the final day may have been more notable for the failure of certain bills to pass with the clock running out. A measure supported by Governor Jim Pillen to broaden the sales and use tax to…
Industrial hemp grown in open areas in Nebraska in 2023 totaled 280 acres, down 7% from 2022, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Industrial hemp harvested in open areas totaled 270 acres, down 4% from last year. Nationally, the value of all industrial hemp production in the open…
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BROKEN BOW - Weather permitting, construction is expected to begin Monday on the front steps of the Custer County Courthouse. County Clerk Conni Gracey said that while work is being done, everyone will need to use the west entrance to the courthouse. Parking is available either in the parking lot…
Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska-Kearney volleyball team will wrap up its spring season this weekend with two home events. The Lopers will face rival Chadron State Friday (April 19) at 5 p.m. in the Health & Sports Center. The next day (April 20), UNK hosts the annual "Legends Classic" which…
ARLINGTON, Virginia (April 18, 2024) - U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are pleased that U.S. wheat farmers can help increase global food assistance under a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding program announced today. USDA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will invest…
The annual Don Bader track and field invite is set for Friday in Lexington. The meet annually brings in several of the best athletes from across the region regardless of their school's class size. Head coach Sam Jilka talks with KRVN's Jayson Jorgensen about the season so far for the…
Worth Ranch of Springview is the recipient of the 2024 Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award®. Cork and Janet Worth raise beef cattle and own the 8,000-acre Worth Ranch in Keya Paha County. The Worths will be presented with $10,000 and a crystal award at the AFAN annual meeting in November. The award honors…
YORK, NE - A traffic stop at a Petro gas station in York earlier this week lead to the seizure of multiple pounds of marijuana and other drugs. On Tuesday, April 16th, a Deputy with the York County Sheriff's office conducted a traffic stop on a Ford F-150 in the…