ARLINGTON, Virginia (April 18, 2024) - U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are pleased that U.S. wheat farmers can help increase global food assistance under a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding program announced today. USDA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will invest…
LINCOLN - On Tuesday, Attorney General Mike Hilgers hosted fifty-three students at the Nebraska State Capitol for the 2024 Attorney General’s Youth Conference. High school juniors from across the state applied to participate in the conference by submitting a brief resume of activities and a short essay on a selected…
Worth Ranch of Springview is the recipient of the 2024 Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award®. Cork and Janet Worth raise beef cattle and own the 8,000-acre Worth Ranch in Keya Paha County. The Worths will be presented with $10,000 and a crystal award at the AFAN annual meeting in November. The award honors…
Only one man could've been more popular than Tom Osborne in northeast Nebraska in the mid-90s. Gordon Pilmore. Pilmore, who passed away in August at the age of 89, was the head football coach at Dodge High School from 1966 until 1998. He led a dynasty of Pirate football teams…
Another 911 outage impacted our region last night with many getting a busy signal rather than a connected emergency call. United States Senator Pete Ricketts says the nation must send a clear message that it stands with Israel after the terror attack by Iran. Several high school students from our…
The still-unresolved dispute with Mexico over its limits on genetically modified corn made for a tense exchange between a Nebraska GOP lawmaker and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai at a recent Ways and Means hearing. Congressman Adrian Smith didn't hold back with President Biden's trade chief after she confirmed Biden…
BILLINGS, Mont. - Recently, the R-CALF USA Board of Directors seated three new board members elected from Regions V (Texas), VI (Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma), and IX (Alabama, Florida and Georgia). Region directors are elected by majority vote from cattle-owning members in their region’s respective states. The directors serve three-year terms, and…
April 17 (Reuters) — Profit is growing further out of reach for U.S. wheat farmers and many do not expect to break even in 2024 as ample global supply keeps prices around their lowest in nearly four years at the same time costs including equipment and transport remain high. The…
Wednesday (04/17/2024) Bellevue West 16, Omaha Buena Vista 0Elkhorn South 12, Omaha Northwest 2Grand Island 3, Lincoln Pius X 1Lincoln East 1, Lincoln Southwest 0Lincoln High 6, Omaha Bryan 0Millard West 6, Millard South 5Omaha North 6, Omaha Central 5Omaha Westview 5, Gretna 2Ralston 3, Omaha Roncalli Catholic
NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Omaha Storm Chasers lost in walk-off fashion against the Nashville Sounds Wednesday night, falling 6-5 in 10 innings at First Horizon Park. Omaha continued its hot offense early in game two of the series, as second baseman Michael Massey crushed a two-run shot to right field…