Lincoln-New Nebraska athletic director Troy Dannen was introduced at a press conference on Tuesday. Here were some of his opening comments about taking the job in Lincoln. Dannen comes to Nebraska after a five month stint at Washington before that he spent eight years as the athletic director at Tulane.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Morningside picked up its first GPAC pitcher of the week award of the season this week, as Kai Purdy-Burton tossed a complete game shutout against Mount Marty last week. Purdy-Burton, a sophomore from Pasadena, California, struck out 10 batters in a seven-inning complete game victory. He allowed three…
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) has announced its softball player and pitcher of the week awards for contests played March 18-24, 2024. Paeton Coler of Midland University was named the GPAC Pitcher of the Week while Kayla Quintanilla of the University of Jamestown was honored as the…
It’s nearly the end of March and the college basketball playoffs are in full swing. Did your favorite team not make the playoffs? Is your bracket already busted? Join the American Sugar Alliance on Instagram and Twitter for a truly sweet sixteen bracket challenge. Over the next several days, we’ll give…
Annual tractor and equipment safety training courses for youth, to be held in eight sites across Nebraska in late May and early June, now are open for registration. The trainings are held in collaboration with Nebraska Extension and the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) at the…
Founding Father and inventor Benjamin Franklin once said, “By failing to plan, you are preparing to fail.” In the cattle business, that sentiment rings true when it comes to executing an artificial insemination breeding strategy, said the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute. Speaking on a recent…
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team is hosting a “Virtual Chat” to discuss the latest information on the mystery illness effecting dairy cows in the Southwest on Tuesday, March 26 at 7 pm. The knowledge on the illness is growing almost hourly, so this program is on…
Over 700 elementary students recently gathered at Fonner Park in Grand Island, Nebraska, for agriculture education. Consisting of mostly 4th graders from 15 area schools, the students learned about various aspects of the ag industry. JessaLynn Hudson, a Nebraska Cattlemen Senior Beef Ambassador, was a presenter at this year’s event.…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres nationwide, including in Nebraska, to aid livestock producers impacted by recent wildfires in Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. "Ranchers in Nebraska, Texas, and Oklahoma hit by devastating wildfires need grazing acres and hay…
Corn is one of Nebraska’s leading commodity exports consistently jockeying with soybeans and beef for the state’s top export commodity. Since 2014, Nebraska corn exports have exceeded $1 billion every year but one, setting a record of $2.3 billion in 2021. And, over the past five years, the value of…
