GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — (NTV News) "A freak accident," that's how officials described a bad spill at Fonner Park that left three horses dead. According to race track officials, during the eighth and final race of the Sunday afternoon racing event at Fonner Park, a chain reaction happened that led to…
China back in the market for grain E15 & aviation fuels with corn market Will we have an acreage war this year? Summer weather prospects Lower cattle market Dairy movement
PLEASANTON - Pleasanton has named Jason Boyd as its next boys basketball coach and high school principal. The Kearney native will take over as coach for Bill Giffin, who is retiring after the school year. Meanwhile Ricci Westland will shift to being the elementary principal. Boyd has been at Kearney…
Natalie Potts brought home her eighth Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award of the 2023-24 season, when the conference announced its honors on Monday, March 4. Potts closed out the regular season with 14 points, five rebounds, and a career-high-tying four assists at Illinois on Sunday. The 6-2 forward from O'Fallon, Mo.,…
KEARNEY – Big changes have occurred this off season for the Kearney American Legion baseball programs. Those changes include new leadership, sponsors, coaches, and management. The Kearney American Legion Board has now combined their two boards into a unified board to represent all four of the Kearney communities legion baseball…
LINCOLN, NE – Gov. Jim Pillen Monday vetoed LB 307 which proposes the creation of Syringe Service Programs (SSPs) in local jurisdictions. Such programs would allow for the distribution of hypodermic needles to drug users. The bill also creates an exception from prosecution for those service providers authorized to distribute the…
A Nebraskan was selected to join the Trailblazers program, developed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). Anna Kobza, originally of David City, will join nine other beef community spokespeople for the third cohort of the program. Kobza is a digital creator and Ph.D. student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.…
In this episode of Grain IQ, host Chad Moyer and guest Cory Walters, an associate professor in the Department of Ag Economics at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, discuss the role of crop insurance in grain marketing and risk management. https://youtu.be/rEwy4xZKpJs Crop Insurance Overview: Cory explains that crop insurance is…
As Treasury considers how to measure greenhouse gas emissions as it allocates tax credits for sustainable aviation fuels, the National Corn Growers Association’s (NCGA) Corn Congress, meeting in Houston, Texas, reaffirmed their support today for the use of the GREET model in making that determination. “Corn grower leaders across the country…
The CDC estimates that Salmonella causes 1.35 million infections and hospitalizes 26,000 people annually in the US. For context, that’s about the population of Hastings, Nebraska. Raw eggs and egg products can carry Salmonella, leading to foodborne illness and outbreaks. Researchers at the USDA have developed a solution using Radio…
