Lincoln-Amherst head coach coach Eric Rippen has been named the Nebraska coaches association boys basketball coach of the year. This past season, the McCook native guided Amherst to a 26-2 record and the Class C2 state title after the Broncos were the state runner up a year ago. It was…
Beef and pork exports of $18.1 billion in 2023 had a significant impact on the corn and soybean industries, according to an independent study conducted by The Juday Group and released by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). The study quantified the returns that beef and pork exports brought to…
HALSEY - The U.S. Forest Service says it will conduct a series of prescribed burns at the Bessey Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest as weather allows beginning this week and continuing through early May. The broadcast burns are planned on up to 5,000 acres of native grasslands on…
ARLINGTON, VA – The National Milk Producers Federation, the largest U.S. dairy-farmer organization and the industry’s premier policy voice in Washington, submitted its final, formal legal “brief” on their behalf for Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) modernization to USDA.The NMPF brief, which was submitted March 29 and hand-delivered to USDA today, emphasized that those…
OMAHA, NE. — Three more franchise records fell as the Omaha Supernovas (10-4) dominated the Vegas Thrill (5-10) in a 25-19, 25-17, 25-21 sweep Saturday night at the CHI Health Center in Omaha. The Supernovas did so in front of 10,315 fans which marks the fifth of eight home matches that Omaha has…
WAGENINGEN, the NETHERLANDS – Ceradis Crop Protection B.V., a global developer and marketer of environmentally friendly plant nutrition and crop protection solutions, has been granted a Section 2(ee) label for the use of CeraMax® biological seed treatment for the suppression of Red Crown Rot in soybeans. First confirmed in Illinois in 2018, Red Crown…
Rural Radio Network TV has continued its partnership with Nebraska FFA to host the Nebraska FFA Preshow before all seven general sessions of the 96th Nebraska FFA State Convention. The convention sessions will also be streamed live on Rural Radio Network TV through AcresTV. The platform offers viewers access to…
Nebraska scored a run in the top of the ninth and added another in the 10th to sweep Northwestern with an 8-7 win in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park. With the win, the Huskers picked up their first road conference series sweep since 2022…
The Nebraska softball team remained undefeated in Big Ten play with a 5-4 come-from-behind victory in nine innings Sunday at Wisconsin. Brooke Andrews keyed the comeback with the game-tying RBI in the seventh inning and the game-winning RBI in the ninth. Nebraska led 3-2 before Wisconsin hit leadoff home runs…
U.S. employers report challenges in finding suitable job candidates with work-ready skills to fill open roles in the agri-food industry. AgCareers.com surveyed those employers to gain deeper insights into the skills they seek and identify the most significant skill gaps in the workforce. Employers ranked “problem solving and decision making”…
