The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is canceling the July Cattle report and discontinuing the Cotton Objective Yield Survey, as well as all County Estimates for Crops and Livestock beginning with the 2024 production year. The decision to discontinue these surveys and reports was not made lightly, but was…
The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, is seeking entrepreneurs to apply online by June 15 for the 2025 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. Now in its 11th year, this national business competition showcases U.S. startup companies developing innovative solutions to challenges faced by America’s farmers, ranchers and…
Lincoln, Neb. -- April 9, 2024, -- Tallgrass, Bold Alliance, and multiple organizations across Nebraska announced a first-of-its-kind Community Benefits Agreement (CBA)associated with the Tallgrass Trailblazer carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration project.The agreement between Tallgrass and Bold Alliance received endorsements from 11statewide organizations, including Renewable Fuels Nebraska, the Nebraska StateVolunteer Firefighters…
Four Nebraska FFA members were awarded top honors for their supervised agricultural experiences (SAEs). This year, 24 individuals were selected to be finalists and one star was named in each of the four areas: agribusiness, agriscience, placement and production. The 2024 State Stars are Carson Mau from Sutton, Cole…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding emergency wildfire recovery assistance through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) for producers who were impacted by the Four County Fire that started on Dec. 15, 2021. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is retroactively implementing a 365-day…
Monday (04/08/2024) Bennington 5, Blair 2Central City/Centura 14, Aurora 1Central City/Centura 15, Fairbury 0Creighton Preparatory School 15, Bellevue East 2Elkhorn 4, Elkhorn North 1Fairbury 10, Aurora 1GACC-WPB 6, Fort Calhoun 2Gretna 2, Millard North 1Gretna East 13, Omaha South 2Hastings 8, Waverly 5Lincoln Lutheran 18, Centennial 4Lincoln Southeast 6, Norfolk…
FREMONT, Neb. – There was plenty of tension and excitement on Monday night as No. 13-ranked Midland University hosted Morningside University in a rescheduled doubleheader at Schilke Fields. In the first game of the evening, Aliyah Rincon faced 21 batters and sat all 21 down as she threw the second…
The CCC Softball Team won 5-3 and 18-3 in 5 innings at home over the Hastings JV on Monday. The Raiders up their record to 16-11 on the year with the wins. Central takes on the McCook JV in a 2:00 p.m. Wednesday Road Doubleheader.
Students across the state were awarded Proficiency Awards at the 96th annual Nebraska FFA State Convention held April 3-5. The Proficiency Awards program encourages members to set personal goals and learn practical skills. The program provides recognition to FFA members for exceptional accomplishments and excellence in their Supervised Agricultural Experience…
NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College softball team was home at Ta-Ha-Zouka Park in Norfolk Saturday and Monday for doubleheaders with North Iowa Area Community College and No. 10 Kirkwood Community College. The Hawks dropped the matchups to the Trojans by final scores of 21-4 and 14-1 and were…
