Holdrege FFA President Charli Wells is hoping to share about various opportunities in agriculture with her school, community and beyond. “A lot of people think that it’s literally just cows and plows, but it is so much more than that,” Wells said. Wells, a senior, said it’s her goal to…
Valerie Livingston was just walking out of an O’Neill, Neb., store on April 29, 2008, when she and her mother-in-law heard sirens. They thought little about it as they drove to the Livingstons’ 88 Ranch outside Orchard. “When I heard those sirens, my thought was I hoped I had turned…
(U.S. Senate) — U.S. Senators and farmers Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today sent a letter pressing their colleagues to stand up to big ag consolidation by opposing recent efforts to weaken the Packers and Stockyards Act in the upcoming FY 2024 Agriculture Appropriations bill, and protect family farmers and…
According to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska's poultry sector witnessed growth in 2023. The state's layer numbers surged, averaging 7.50 million, marking an 8% increase from 2022. Moreover, the annual average production per layer reached 298 eggs, showing a 3% rise from the previous year. Egg production in…
The Department of Agriculture Tuesday announced a grant program for organizations to provide hands-on assistance to producers applying for the Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP funding. USDA is making $16 million available through the REAP Technical Assistance Grants Program to provide additional support to farmers, ranchers and rural…
Wheat being the leader Fundamentals haven’t really changed Dollar movement Corn crop in South America Weather South America China is back Consumer confidence & its effects on cattle Bullish fundamentals on cattle Pork exports outstanding
A new online Quicken course is being offered by Nebraska Extension for farmers, ranchers and agricultural business managers who want to learn more about the program and financial record-keeping. The course is led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability and was first developed by Oklahoma State University.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), co-chairs of the Congressional FFA Caucus, and U.S. Representatives GT Thompson (PA-15) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), co-chairs of the Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus, recently introduced a bipartisan resolution designating February 17 through 24 as National FFA Week.…
A company that wants to help ethanol producers harness their carbon dioxide emissions to produce an additional renewable fuel says its technology is a viable alternative to proposed carbon dioxide pipelines. CapCO2 Solutions is nearing completion of its first “green methanol” project at an ethanol plant in Illinois. The company…
Over 40% of Nebraska’s rural hospitals are at risk of closure, according to new data from Chartis, a Chicago health care advisory services firm. Across the U.S., the same is true for hundreds of hospitals. Chartis data indicates 141 rural hospitals have closed since 210, and another 453 are “at…
