During the months of June, July and August 2024, Nebraska Extension will be offering one-day (eight hour) courses across the state to prepare individuals to pass the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aeronautical Knowledge Exam. “The Part 107 Test Prep Course has been very successful, and students have been doing very…
Nebraska High School Rodeo Association student athletes spent their weekend in Thedford and Stapleton. Here are results from both days of rodeo, per the NEHSRA: Day 1: Thedford - Thomas County Fairgrounds NE - Sat May 18 Tie Down NeHSRA #PlaceNameScore/Time4221Schrunk, Kaddo - Pender NE11.8304402Mead, Luke - Norfolk NE12.0802123Drueke, Taylor…
The American Sheep Industry Association has been awarded a National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program grant for $111,110 to evaluate the traceability of livestock marketed in an auction market setting utilizing electronic identification in a Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak through collaboration with industry and state partners. The purpose…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University has launched a project that will bring together two of its strongest agricultural programs under one roof. The university held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 17 for the Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation, to be located just off the corner of Claflin Road…
ROSEMONT, Ill. – It was a Sunday Funday in Chicago where Jered Wetherbee (1-0) tossed a quality start, and the Explorers (3-6) racked up 11 hits in a 5-2 win over the Chicago Dogs (5-4) in the final game of a three-game series. In the bottom of the third, Brantley Bell…
ST. PAUL, MINN. – The Omaha Storm Chasers scored six runs in the first to claim a four games to two series win over the St. Paul Saints, with an 11-2 win Sunday afternoon at CHS Field. With one out in the top of the first inning, the Storm Chasers exploded…
The Omaha Mavericks softball team's historic campaign concluded in Columbia in the regional championship. The #7 Missouri Tigers won back-to-back games 5-1 and 1-0 in nine innings. In just their second NCAA Tournament appearance, after only winning one regional game last season, the Mavericks made it to the regional championship…
OMAHA, Neb. — From preseason favorites to first-ever champions, the Omaha Supernovas (18-8) swept the Grand Rapids Rise (13-13) 25-13, 26-24, 25-22 Saturday in front of 10,678 to become the inaugural PVF Champions. Saturday marked the third sweep in the month of May for the Supernovas. Omaha had three sweeps combined in the…
It was a much different game for the 52nd meeting between Sioux City and Omaha Saturday at the Tyson Events Center than last Saturday in Ralston. This was a classic I-29 battle that saw the Beef come back from being down 20 points in the fourth quarter then watching to…
Nebraska has claimed the No. 2 seed in next week’s Big Ten Baseball Tournament on May 21-26 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. The Huskers finished 2nd in the regular season standings to Illinois. The Huskers take on seventh-seeded Ohio State on Tuesday, May 21 at 2 p.m. The winner…
