Read Niobrara Council Audit Report here State Auditor Mike Foley issued a scathing letter with his report released Wednesday on the non-profit Niobrara Council. The Niobrara Council was created in the late 1990's by the Nebraska Legislature to manage the Niobrara Scenic River corridor in conjunction with the National Park…
Beef on dairy crosses are becoming a new avenue for increasing the value of a specific group of cattle in both industries. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach beef specialist Denise Schwab is co-heading a three-part project to provide more resources to producers about beef-dairy crosses. “From the dairy…
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Denmark will become the first country to tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases produced by their cows, sheep, and pigs, starting in 2030. The aim is to reduce Danish greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels by 2030, according to Taxation Minister Jeppe Bruus. The Associated Press reports…
Nebraska junior high and high school students interested in agronomy are invited to attend the 11th annual Youth Crop Scouting Competition. This year's contest will be held August 7th at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center near Mead. Students interested in corn and soybeans can learn about crop…
2024 Nebraska State Patrol Junior Cadet Boys. (Courtesy of NSP) JUNE 25, 2024 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) — 58 high school students got the chance to train like a trooper last week at the Nebraska State Patrol Training Academy. The cadets were all part of the 54th Junior Law Academy, which gives high…
Two recent projects at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff involved growing peppermint and spearmint, doing it well, and saving money and greenhouse gasses. “Way back in 2017, there was a farmer, a native of Nebraska, who had been living in Idaho and been…
BROOKLYN, N.Y.. -- Baylor Scheierman became Creighton's fifth men's basketball player since 2014 to be selected in the NBA Draft on Wednesday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., when the 6-foot-7 guard was drafted in the First Round, No. 30 overall, by the Boston CelticsScheierman is the third Creighton product…
Alliance, Neb. -- Authorities in Alliance say an investigation is underway into a home invasion early Wednesday morning that left the intruder dead. In a news release, Police Chief David Leavitt says at 2:24 a.m., police received a call from a homeowner in the 100 block of S. Flack Avenue,…
The 56th edition of the Days of '56 Rodeo is happening this Friday and Saturday, June 28th and 29th, in Ponca, Nebraska. Performances will be at 7pm nightly, with special events such as the critter scramble and the fan favorite "arena race." All of the traditional rodeo events will be…
