Ag Tech Hub: Nebraska hosts ag technology conference to showcase new innovations

Ag Tech Hub: Nebraska hosts ag technology conference to showcase new innovations

The 2024 Ag Tech Connect Conference brought together established ag technology businesses, startups, investors and farmers to learn about the changing landscape of the industry. Among the panels and workshops, two ag tech robotic startups demonstrated their technology at Nebraska Innovation Campus: ALA Engineering and Barn Owl Precision Agriculture. ALA…
Nebraska Grazing Conference 2024

Nebraska Grazing Conference 2024

Make plans now to attend the 2024 Nebraska Grazing Conference in Kearney at the Younes Conference Center on August 6 and 7.   A field tour kicks off the conference on Tuesday, August 6 from 9:00 to 11:30 am at the Platte River Prairies south of Wood River.  Grassland soils…
103rd edition of Nebraska’s Big Rodeo happening next week in Burwell

103rd edition of Nebraska’s Big Rodeo happening next week in Burwell

Nebraska's Big Rodeo will swing open its chutes next week in Burwell. The Hall of Fame rodeo will take place July 24-27th. Burwell will host some of the top cowboys and cowgirls in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association for four jam-packed nights of rodeo action. Travis Schauda of Broken Bow…
Landlord, tenant cash rent workshops scheduled at 7 sites across Nebraska

Landlord, tenant cash rent workshops scheduled at 7 sites across Nebraska

Landlord/Tenant cash rent workshops have been scheduled at seven sites across Nebraska to offer updates on leasing practices, succession planning and more. Hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability, the workshops will be held between Aug. 13 and Sept. 4, 2024. The workshop will cover current Nebraska…
UNL releases preliminary farm real estate market survey results

UNL releases preliminary farm real estate market survey results

The market value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased by five percent over the prior year to an average of $4,015 per acre, according to the preliminary results of the 2024 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey. This marks the third consecutive year of increases in the market value of…
Survey: Meat preparation tactics differ between cuts

Survey: Meat preparation tactics differ between cuts

Every family has a designated “grill master” that serves tasty steaks and chops on weekends and holidays. Each of them approaches grilling differently, and within households, the same goes for how they make beef steaks, pork chops and chicken breasts. A survey in the June 2024 Kansas State University Meat…
Perkins County beef producer visits Mexico City for Red Meat Symposium

Perkins County beef producer visits Mexico City for Red Meat Symposium

Nebraska Beef Council Board Member Michele Cutler of Elsie recently traveled Mexico City to attend the first-ever Red Meat Symposium hosted by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Cutler said she was interested in participating to experience first hand what the Red Meat Symposium was all about.  “I wanted to see…
Soybean Farmers Encouraged to Vote in Nebraska Soybean Board Elections

Soybean Farmers Encouraged to Vote in Nebraska Soybean Board Elections

LINCOLN, Neb. (July 16, 2024) – The July election ballots for Districts 1 and 3 on the Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB) have been mailed to soybean farmers residing in those districts. Each district ballot contains important information that will make the voting process easy to complete and return. Qualified soybean farmers…