It’s nearly the end of March and the college basketball playoffs are in full swing. Did your favorite team not make the playoffs? Is your bracket already busted? Join the American Sugar Alliance on Instagram and Twitter for a truly sweet sixteen bracket challenge. Over the next several days, we’ll give…
Three Nebraska teachers have been selected as state finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the nation’s highest honor for K–12 science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science teachers. This year applicants from K – 6 mathematics, science, technology, engineering and/or computer science classrooms…
Annual tractor and equipment safety training courses for youth, to be held in eight sites across Nebraska in late May and early June, now are open for registration. The trainings are held in collaboration with Nebraska Extension and the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) at the…
HASTINGS - After compiling a record of 34-16-8, Cole Poppen has decided to step down as the head coach of the men’s soccer program. “We would like to thank Coach Poppen for his time and dedication to the Hastings College men’s soccer program over these past three years,” Athletic Director…
Founding Father and inventor Benjamin Franklin once said, “By failing to plan, you are preparing to fail.” In the cattle business, that sentiment rings true when it comes to executing an artificial insemination breeding strategy, said the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute. Speaking on a recent…
UPDATE: I-80 in both directions is now open across Nebraska! 🚨 Travel Update🚨Now Open: I-80 east from Wyoming.Crews are currently working to open I-80 west from Kearney to Wyoming as soon as possible. Reminder to turn off cruise control and reduce speed as roads may be snow packed or icy.…
Over 700 elementary students recently gathered at Fonner Park in Grand Island, Nebraska, for agriculture education. Consisting of mostly 4th graders from 15 area schools, the students learned about various aspects of the ag industry. JessaLynn Hudson, a Nebraska Cattlemen Senior Beef Ambassador, was a presenter at this year’s event.…
Lincoln, NE – On March 18, Governor Jim Pillen signed a proclamation to highlight Social Work Month during the month of March. Social Work Month is a time to recognize and celebrate the vital services social workers provide in an array of sectors including schools; hospitals; at the federal, state,…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres nationwide, including in Nebraska, to aid livestock producers impacted by recent wildfires in Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. "Ranchers in Nebraska, Texas, and Oklahoma hit by devastating wildfires need grazing acres and hay…
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Central Community College students will not see an increase in the cost of tuition and fees for 2024-25. This after the CCC Board of Governors voted unanimously to keep tuition at $96 per credit hour and fees at $16 per credit hour during its monthly meeting on…
