Crop Progress as of June 23rd: Shared from Water Street AdvisorsCorn Emerged 97%; 93% last week; 96% on averageCorn Silking 4%; 3% on averageCorn Condition 69% G/E; 72% G/E last week, 50% last yearSoybeans Planted 97%; 93% last week; 95% on averageSoybeans Emerged 90%; 82% last week; 87% on averageSoybeans…
June 24, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — The Nebraska motor fuels tax rate for July 1 through December 31, 2024, will be 29.6 cents per gallon, up from the current 29.1 cents per gallon. The components of the future and current rates include wholesale, variable, and fixed rates. The wholesale tax…
Mekenna Fisher, a 5th generation cattle producer, has taken to social media to share her passion for animal agriculture. Fisher's love for the industry stems from growing up on her family's ranch near Hershey, Nebraska, and being an active rodeo competitor for most of her life. "Last summer I had…
High interest rates, along with weak farm commodity prices and equipment sales, helped push a regional “rural mainstreet” economic index tracked by Omaha’s Creighton University to below growth neutral for the 10th month in a row. The Rural Mainstreet Index is based on a monthly survey of bank chief executives in 10…
Kearney, Neb. -- Michael Zarate was named High School Teacher of the Year at the annual Nebraska American Legion Department Convention Saturday, June 22 in Kearney. Zarate has been an educator at Lexington High School for over 20 years, teaching Biology, Anatomy and Forensic Science recently. Courtesy/Photo by Steve Zerr…
Holdrege Inspire Rehabilitation Seniors over Minden Seniors 5-3 Ogallala Adams Bank and Trust over Broken Bow Seniors 5-0 Kearney Misko Sports over Grand Island USave Pharmacy 9-1 Minden Juniors over Holdrege Wilkins ADP Juniors 13-10 Ogallala Adams Insurance Advisors over Broken Bow Juniors 10-9
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen authorized the deployment of a military helicopter and crew to assist with search and rescue operations in and around Sioux City in northwest Iowa. The four Army Guard members from the Nebraska National Guard departed Saturday afternoon on a mission that will last through Monday,…
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) are pressing the Biden administration on the steps it’s taking to address the recent surge of used cooking oil imports. Last year, the U.S. imported three billion pounds of used cooking oil, half of which came from China. That’s up from a…
The Holdrege Inspire Rehabilitation Seniors Legion Baseball team used a four run top of the sixth to win over the Minden First Bank Seniors 5-3 on Sunday afternoon. Minden got things going in the bottom of the second thanks to a RBI single from Jose Cuellar. Thanks to some errors…
Kearney-UNK head men's basketball coach Marty Levinson announced on social media on Sunday that he has added another player to his first recruiting class in Kearney. Dj Jamerson has accepted a scholarship offer to play for the Lopers next season. Jamerson is a 6'8 wing player from San Antonio, Texas.…
