Nebraska FFA names proficiency award area winners

Nebraska FFA names proficiency award area winners

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…
Northeast Softball drops Doubleheader to Kirkwood

Northeast Softball drops Doubleheader to Kirkwood

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…
Weekly Crop Progress Report

Weekly Crop Progress Report

Corn Planted 3%; 2% last week; 2% on average Winter Wheat Headed 6%; 4% last week; 5% on average Winter Wheat Condition 56% G/E; 56% G/E last week; 27% G/E last year Spring Wheat Planted 3%; 1% last week; 3% on average Nebraska: For the week ending April 7, 2024, there were 5.0 days…
Sears Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week

Sears Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week

Senior Brett Sears has been named the Big Ten’s Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon. Sears improved to 6-0 on the season after dealing a two-hit complete-game shutout in a 3-0 win vs. Ohio State on Friday. The two hits are the fewest allowed in a…
Schorie repeats as Pitcher of the Week

Schorie repeats as Pitcher of the Week

BISMARCK, N.D. -- Bellevue University senior Dustin Schorie (Chandler, Ariz.) has once again been chosen as the North Star Athletic Association Baseball Pitcher of the Week, as announced by the NSAA office on Monday afternoon. Schorie fired his first complete game shutout of the season last week, striking out eight and allowing just four hits…
Cunningham earns fourth Pitcher of the Week nod

Cunningham earns fourth Pitcher of the Week nod

BISMARCK, N.D. -- For the fourth time this season and the eighth time in her BU career, junior Katie Cunningham has been earned North Star Athletic Association Pitcher of the Week honors for her performances in the Bruins' four-game series at Mayville State University.  Cunningham continued her dominant performance in the circle as she went…
Daily Cash Grain Bids | Monday April 08, 2024

Daily Cash Grain Bids | Monday April 08, 2024

Central Valley Ag -Elgin Corn - 420 Beans - 1102Humphrey Corn - 418 Beans - 1102Laurel Corn - 418 Beans - 1114Monroe Corn - 423 Beans - 1110Oakland E. Hub Corn - 428 Beans - 1111Royal Hub Corn - 415 Beans - 1107Wakefield Corn - 413 Beans - 1109Hinton, IA…
Vejvoda Named BIG EAST Player of the Week

Vejvoda Named BIG EAST Player of the Week

OMAHA, Neb. – Creighton fifth-year senior Madeline Vejvoda has been named BIG EAST Player of the Week after guiding the Bluejays to a series win over BIG EAST front runner Villanova this past weekend in Omaha. This marks the first BIG EAST weekly honor of Vejvoda's career as she becomes the first Bluejay to…
Volunteer wheat harbors wheat streak mosaic virus

Volunteer wheat harbors wheat streak mosaic virus

The wheat streak mosaic virus, transmitted by wheat curl mites that reside in volunteer wheat, poses problems for producers and requires thorough management, according to Kansas State University wheat disease specialist Kelsey Andersen Onofre. “They kind of are this family of viruses that are vectored by a tiny mite that…