MANHATTAN, Kan. — According to the U.S Drought Monitor, approximately 20% of Kansas presently faces drought conditions, while 40% remains abnormally dry. Many issues arise from this lack of rainfall that affects livestock producers. Kansas State University beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster said ranchers who grow their own hay encounter forage fields…
Becker's Healthcare, an online newsletter in healthcare, has compiled a list of the top hospitals for patient experience in each state using data from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The ratings are based on various metrics, including nurse and physician communication, transition of care and cleanliness. Among…
Nebraska quarterbacks coach Glenn Thomas met with members of the media following Friday’s practice. Thomas discussed how the offense has been able to use certain measurements to evaluate the talent of the offense. “I would say every day is a measurement. I wouldn’t necessarily give you a timeline,” Thomas said. “But every…
Nebraska's farm real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, increased from 2023, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Farm real estate value for 2024 averaged $4,080 per acre, up $260 per acre (up 7%) from last year. Cropland value increased 6%…
GENEVA, Ill. – It was a walk-off win for the Kane County Cougars (43-32) Sunday afternoon as they took down the Sioux City Explorers (33-39) 5-4 to claim the series. The Explorers kept it close most of the game with four X’s having a multi-hit day, but the Cougars came through in…
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Omaha Storm Chasers won their third straight and took the final game of this week’s series with a 9-1 win against the Rochester Wings Sunday afternoon, splitting the six-game at Innovative Field to go 6-6 on the two-week road trip to Saint Paul and Rochester. The Chasers…
WAKEFIELD - Pender kept its season alive by defeating Crofton 8-0 in six innings in an elimination game from the Class C Senior Legion State Baseball Tournament on Sunday in Wakefield. Pender scored four runs in the fourth innings and added three runs in the firth and one in the…
Casper, Wyoming - The Fremont Moo fought to keep its season alive, Saturday night. Trailing Casper 2-1 in the Best-of-Five Independence League Baseball Association Championship Series, Fremont dropped an 8-3 contest to the Spuds at Mike Lansing Field, ending The Moo season. Casper, after falling to Fremont in the 2023 series,…
WAKEFIELD - A six-run sixth inning powered Palmer-Wolbach-Greeley 10-3 over Pender in the first round of the Class C Senior Legion State Baseball Tournament on Saturday in Wakefield, in a game aired on 107.9 The Bull. PWG scored one run in the second inning and three more in the third,…
The USDA is partnering with farmers and businesses, including three in Nebraska, to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program. Marx Land & Livestock Inc. in Rushville will receive just shy of $9,000 to help install a 190 kilowatt (kW)…
