Food prices are higher now compared to a few years ago thanks to inflation. Higher food prices, though, are masking an underlying trend of consumers spending more on food in real terms. The USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) says total per person food spending, when adjusted for inflation, was 6.3…
Arapahoe, Neb., April 22, 2024 – In a joint effort to assist community development, Ag Valley Co-op and the CHS Seeds for Success Program, has donated $10,000 to the Arapahoe Public Library Foundation. The organizations said the investment demonstrates their dedication to promoting reading and lifelong learning among Arapahoe citizens,…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Pick a 4-H event just about anywhere in Sherman County, and you’re highly likely to find Colleen Duell there. Duell is known in local circles as a steady presence at Kansas 4-H events, volunteering her time for such programs as the project learning day, summer day camp, 4-H Ambassador…
WINNIPEG, Manitoba--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Farmers Edge Inc. (“Farmers Edge” or the “Company”), a pure-play digital agriculture company, is pleased to announce that the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska has ruled in favour of Farmers Edge in a patent infringement suit brought by AGI SureTrack, LLC (formerly Farmobile, LLC)…
The 2024 Yonts Water Conference, on April 10, hosted representatives from the Goshen Irrigation District and HDR Engineering, who presented an update on the progress of replacing the tunnels on the Goshen and Gering-Fort Laramie Irrigation Districts 129-mile-long mainline canal. “We’ve selected a contractor, Atkinson Construction, a relatively large full-service…
The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, is seeking entrepreneurs to apply online by June 15 for the 2025 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. Now in its 11th year, this national business competition showcases U.S. startup companies developing innovative solutions to challenges faced by America’s farmers, ranchers and…
Expanding rural connectivity to secure high-speed, high-quality internet access statewide is a policy priority for Nebraska Farm Bureau. Last year, NEFB helped secure $405 million in funding to expand broadband to every acre. Under the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, Nebraska will receive just over $405 million in…
OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN), a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share, payable May 31, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business…
Covington, LA - AgriSafe is pleased to announce that applications are open for the 2024 NurseScholar program, and that there are scholarships available for 125 individuals. The deadline toapply for a scholarship is April 8, 2024. To be eligible to receive a scholarship, nurses must: Be employed by a rural…
OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN), a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, today announced it has agreed to acquire a 49.9 percent minority interest in Austria-based Pessl Instruments GmbH, with an option to acquire the remainder of the company at a later date.…
