Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and a bipartisan group of 13 colleagues sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the EPA to raise Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels…
With hot, dry wind blowing sideways, Kansas wheat producers are off and running in full harvest mode. While many growers are pleasantly surprised with better-than-anticipated results, severe hailstorms over Father’s Day weekend sunk the sail for others by mowing down ripened fields. Officially, the Kansas wheat harvest is 28 percent…
Hastings, Nebraska - The Fremont Moo had a much needed day off Sunday, after playing eleven games in ten days which culminated in Fremont dropping their last three contests. However, a new start to the week produced the same result as Fremont lost to the Hastings Sodbusters, 3-1, Monday night at…
The Men's College World Series continued at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Monday with two games. In the first game of the day, a Jac Caglianone homerun lifted Florida over NC State 5-4 and eliminated the Wolfpack. In the nightcap, Texas A&M downed Kentucky 5-1. Florida State and North…
Two dairies in northwest Iowa have been found to be infected with the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The Iowa Department of Agriculture says a dairy in Plymouth County, and another in Sioux County have tested positive. The disease is deadly in poultry flocks and wild birds, but dairy cattle can…
A 35-year old woman was arrested just after 1 a.m. Monday morning after a traffic stop in Fort Calhoun, it was her second offense of drunk driving, refusal of test and driving under suspension. Also on the Washington County Sheriff’s Activity Summary for June 14th through Monday morning, a traffic…
Hogs turn around after ugly trade Mixed lower cattle market What do we now with these grains?
OMAHA (DTN) -- Good-to-excellent condition ratings for both corn and soybeans dropped 2 percentage points last week, but ratings for both crops remain well above last year, USDA NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress on Monday. Development of both crops continues to run slightly ahead of normal, and the…
Fremont Builders Supply is having an Open House next Thursday. Josh Cluck from the Diamond Vogel Paint Department says the open house will feature a few different things. Cluck says they'll also be offering a free roller frame and roller cover with any purchase of two gallons of paint or…
Nebraska high school rodeo athletes battled it out June 12-15 for a chance to compete at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Rock Springs, Wyoming, July 10-20, 2024. The top four athletes in each event qualified for nationals, per the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association: PlacingNameHometown Bareback Riding 1st…