The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) elected four farmers to serve in leadership roles at the recent board meeting on August 20. The leadership roles are effective immediately and are yearlong in duration, with the possibility of being reelected. Brandon Hunnicutt, District 3 director, was elected as chair of NCB. Hunnicutt…
Free legal and financial clinics are being offered for farmers and ranchers across the state in September. The clinics are one-on-one in-person meetings with an agricultural law attorney and an agricultural financial counselor. These are not group sessions, and they are confidential. The attorney and financial advisor specialize in legal…
Matt Bruns, originally of North Platte, is a recipient of the first-ever Livestock Marketeers Scholarship. Bruns received the inaugural $1,500 Livestock Marketeers Scholarship during the 2024 VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Grand Island, Nebraska. Livestock Marketeers is an organization of livestock marketing professionals. The organization awarded two scholarships…
Nebraska High School Rodeo Association student athletes spent their weekend in Bloomfield and O'Neill for two days of rodeo. Here are results per the NHSRA: Day 1: Saturday, August 24 | Bloomfield Tie Down NeHSRA #PlaceNameScore/Time1121Drueke, Taylor - Sutherland NE11.5501082Sortum, Emmett - Taylor NE13.3701353Johnston, Cayson - Stapleton NE13.4202294Fanning, Jacob - Ogallala…
Wayne, Neb. --- The Wayne State College volleyball team is ranked fourth in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Preseason Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Wildcats received two first-place votes and 1,003 points in voting conducted by 47 various coaches in NCAA Division II. Wayne State was 31-3 last season and captured…
The Nebraska baseball program released its 2024 fall schedule, which includes a home exhibition and the annual Red-White Series. The Huskers will square off with Wichita State on Saturday, Sept. 21, with first pitch set for 1 p.m. The annual Red-White Series is set for Oct. 11-12, 14-16 at Hawks…
Ron Seymour Extension Educator in Adams, Kearney, Franklin and Webster Counties Field Survey of Southeast Adams County Aug. 15 The surface soil moisture conditions have improved slightly with a good rain having occurred in the last few days. The subsoil continues to be very dry. Soybean — Most plants were in…
Sorghum is an ancient cereal grain that holds a lot of potential. “We see sorghum as so much more than just another crop,” says Nate Blum, CEO of Sorghum United, dedicated to advancing sorghum cultivation globally. The rising interest in sorghum is being driven largely by its suitability to hotter,…
Lincoln, Neb. – The Sioux City Explorers (46-47) got off to a rough start Sunday as the Lincoln Saltdogs (34-48) scored five first-inning runs to open the broom closets for a possible sweep at Haymarket Park. The Explorers came back in the fifth inning to put the brooms away and go on to 10-6…
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Omaha Storm Chasers clinched a series win four games to two over Buffalo Bisons with a 7-6 victory on Sunday at Sahlen Field. In the series finale, Buffalo loaded the bases in the bottom of the first inning of starting pitcher Anthony Veneziano, then Will Robertson connected on a…
