The Purdue University Farmland Value and Cash Rent Survey showed that Indiana farmland prices once again hit a new record in 2024. The average price of top-quality farmland is $14,392, up 4.8 percent from June 2023. Average and poor-quality farmland also hit new high prices at $11,630 and $9,071 per…
A pair of Husker freshmen were tabbed for watch lists this week, as Dylan Raiola and Jacory Barney Jr. were recognized. Raiola was on the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watchlist, while Barney was featured on the Jet Award Preseason Watchlist. Raiola, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound quarterback, was one of…
Topeka, Kan. - The Kansas Soybean Commission ended its August 14 Annual Meeting with a new team of officers. The board elected Keith Miller, Great Bend, to lead as Chairman. Miller represents KSC’s District 5 in central Kansas. He grows soybeans, wheat, corn, grain sorghum and alfalfa hay. Prior to…
ELWOOD - As the start of the football season is near, the Hi-Line football team looks to a new start after a surprise early exit in the first round of the playoffs last season. The Bulls finished 7-2 last year, dropping their playoff opener to Summerland 52-46. Headed into the…
Gov. Pillen declares August “Able to Save Month” (Lincoln) Nebraska State Treasurer Tom Briese announced the launch of www.Givetoenable.com, a new, free-to-use crowdfunding website designed to help Enable Savings Plan owners achieve a better life experience. Nebraska’s Enable Savings Plan was specifically designed to encourage persons with a disability to save…
Baker’s Candies founder Kevin Baker set out to make a product that “Nebraska could be proud of.” These days, the company produces what is affectionately known as “Nebraska’s Chocolate.” Though the sweet, delectable chocolates are a point of pride for Nebraska residents, “Nebraska’s Chocolate” has not stayed within state lines.…
Phelps Memorial Health Center says they will be conducting a first responder training at the Veterans Memorial Park in Holdrege on Friday, August 16 from 10:00pm-12:30am. In a social media post, Phelps Memorial says Fire and Rescue squads from Holdrege and several area communities, Holdrege Police Department, the NE State…
Ryan Preister of Humphrey, Nebraska was selected as President of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) at the Annual Membership Meeting of the Association. The meeting was held on July 17 at York’s Holthus Convention Center in conjunction with the Nebraska Pork Expo. Joining President Preister on NPPA’s Executive Team…
The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report is influencing stock markets, adding to the complex mix of geopolitical tensions that are already impacting financial and commodity markets. As California's new biofuel policies are set to begin in September, traders are closely watching for potential ripple effects across the agricultural sector.…
U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) joined a bipartisan effort urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to modernize and improve the accuracy of its foreign land ownership disclosure process. In the letter, the senators note alleged inaccuracies in information publicly posted by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and…
