The USDA is partnering with farmers and businesses, including three in Nebraska, to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program. Marx Land & Livestock Inc. in Rushville will receive just shy of $9,000 to help install a 190 kilowatt (kW)…
The Nebraska Rodeo Update is a weekly radio program designed to highlight Nebraska rodeo and western events. The program sheds light on the success of Nebraska athletes, rodeos, and cowboy culture in the Cornhusker state. Listen to the update, or read highlights from the program below! Program Overview: Nebraska State…
Dozens of FFA chapters around the United States are getting a new classroom resource for the 2024-25 school year as part of a Microsoft grant. The grant will help FFA members and advisors launch a new version of FarmBeats for Students, a hands-on education program built around precision agriculture that…
Lincoln, Neb. -- Aug. 2, 2024 -- Two Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) staff members have been arrested by the Nebraska State Patrol for unlawful acts of a corrections employee. Amanda Stanard, 37, a records officer at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC), was arrested on July 31, 2024.…
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen invites Nebraska business leaders to join his delegation for aTrade and Investment Mission to Taiwan. The Secretary of State’s Office is organizing meetings withgovernment agencies and representatives, agricultural groups and leading businesses in Taiwan. Thetrade mission is scheduled for September 23-27, 2024. “Taiwan is…
Looking back on the market week, there's been notable activity as traders anticipate the August 12 WASDE report and its insights on acreage crop potential. Throughout the week, market participants have been adjusting their positions based on various factors, including weather forecasts and geopolitical events. In the livestock sector, cattle…
Overton, Neb. -- Elm Creek Volunteer Fire Department responded to a mutal aid request from Overton Volunteer Fire Department at 5:35 a.m. Thursday for a structure fire. Overton Fire Chief Steve Ryan says, while on the way to the fire at Road 75781 Road 447, northeast of Overton, he paged…
Senior Brian Buschini was one of 34 punters nationally named to the preseason watch list for the 2024 Ray Guy Award announced Friday. The Ray Guy Award is presented annually to the nation’s top collegiate punter in the FBS, and Buschini has made the watch list in each of his…
Nebraska volleyball head coach John Cook and seniors Lindsay Krause and Kennedi Orr will participate in the third annual Big Ten Volleyball Media Days on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the Big Ten Network Headquarters in Chicago. The Huskers will be live in studio on Big Ten Network with Rick Pizzo, Holly McPeak…
MINATARE, Neb. — The Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska concluded its 2024 event near Minatare on June 7 and 8, drawing over 3,000 attendees in support of cancer research and local health and wellness programs. “We are thrilled to share the incredible success of the 2024 Cattlemen’s Ball,” said Scott Schiff,…
