ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Soybean organizations across the country, along with the United Soybean Board, are partnering together in the “Find Me Driving” road safety campaign to raise motorists’ awareness of farm equipment drivers on the roads this spring. “As rural accidents are increasing in number with greater physical and…
Farmers and ranchers still have time to respond to their 2020 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey. The Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service will continue to accept responses through April to ensure an accurate picture of U.S. local and regional food systems. The 2020 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey…
Registration is open for the North American Agricultural Safety Summit (March 22-24), an interactive online forum designed for risk managers, agricultural industry leaders, researchers, educators, government officials and others interested in improving worker safety in one of the nation’s most hazardous industries. The summit will be hosted by the Agricultural…
Lincoln, Neb.– In collaboration with the Institute of Agricultural and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, the Combine AgriFood Incubator has built a unique public/ private partnership to fuel entrepreneurship and build vibrant communities in Nebraska. The Combine, an Invest Nebraska initiative, launched in October of 2019 and has since worked to provide…
LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) confirmed that AltEn, LLC near Mead, Nebraska, completed its shut down at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. While the facility has halted its ethanol production, it is running a steam boiler to prevent its system from freezing and…
LINCOLN, NEB. – Agriculture and rural Nebraska will not reach its full potential until Nebraskans from every corner of the state have access to high-speed, high-quality broadband service. That was the message from Nebraska Farm Bureau President Mark McHargue to members of the Legislature’s Transportation and Telecommunications Committee in testimony…
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the American Soybean Association, the National Corn Growers Association, and CropLife America released a new study on precision ag. The study shows that widely available precision agriculture technology improves environmental stewardship while providing a solid economic return for farmers. “We’re living in a new age…
HAYS, Kan. – A weed science researcher at the Kansas State University Agricultural Research Center whose work has helped boost dryland cropping systems in the Great Plains region has received an early career award from the North Central Weed Science Society. Vipan Kumar, an assistant professor of weed science, received the…
The McRib is back. You read that correctly. The fan-favorite barbecue pork sandwich topped with crunchy pickles and sliced onions between a toasted bun is back at McDonald’s. Now, for the first time since 2012, the sandwich is available at McDonald’s nationwide. For many Nebraskans, the McRib holds a special…
Outgoing House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and others on the committee seek a delay in deploying a terrestrial nationwide network to provide 5G services. In a letter last week to the House Appropriations Committee, Peterson says, “There is no room for error when discussing safety and reliability of service…
