Oct. 4-10 is National 4-H Week. Let's Celebrate!
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- By Kaitlyn Kelly, Flatwater Free Press
The state used to be 98% prairie. Agriculture, urban development and heavy grazing changed that.
- Kristen Sindelar
While many livestock show exhibitors are cleaning out tack boxes and storing away grooming supplies, Kylie Hackbart is transitioning into her next series of competitions.
- By Amanda Hafer, Lutheran High Northeast agricultural education teacher / FFA advisor
Members of the Lutheran High Northeast (LHNE) FFA Chapter have been blessed this year. Last spring, the ag program received a grant and was accepted into a “Greenhouse to Cafeteria” Cohort sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs. This grant allowed the school to purchase two hydroponic sys…
- By Dana Hall, McCool Junction FFA Chapter advisor
McCool Junction FFA members have had a busy start to the fall semester, with students exhibiting projects and livestock at the York County Fair and Nebraska State Fair, participating in community service projects, attending Husker Harvest Days and preparing for upcoming Career Development Ev…
- Kristen Sindelar
Old-fashioned barn raisings and barn dances used to be endeared social occasions. The tradition of bringing the community together in a barn continues at the White Barn with its Fall Festival.
- Glenn Brunkow
"No matter if your relationship with God is 90 years or 15 minutes, it is something to celebrate."
- By Jean Claude Niyomugabo, UNL Graduate Research Assistant
UNL researchers want to know how producers and future agricultural professionals view this changing role.
- By Dana Hall, McCool Junction FFA Chapter advisor
McCool Junction FFA members have had a busy start to the fall semester, with students exhibiting projects and livestock at the York County Fair and Nebraska State Fair, participating in community service projects, attending Husker Harvest Days and preparing for upcoming Career Development Ev…
- Kristen Sindelar
Old-fashioned barn raisings and barn dances used to be endeared social occasions. The tradition of bringing the community together in a barn continues at the White Barn with its Fall Festival.
- Glenn Brunkow
"No matter if your relationship with God is 90 years or 15 minutes, it is something to celebrate."
- Jaclyn Wilson
"Whether it is running a ranch, owning a business or serving on a board, you have to figure out when to lead from the front, when to let someone else lead and occasionally when to just shut up."
- from NRCS
“There were a lot of wildflowers. Big patches of cone flowers I had not noticed in years past."
- By Tucker Anderson, Allen FFA Chapter reporter
On Sept. 5, the Allen FFA Chapter competed in the State Dairy Evaluation Career Development Event (CDE). Not having a lot of experience or practice ahead of time, the group did not expect high honors. Instead, they ended as the champions.
A bus tour of central and southwest Kansas beef and dairy operations was the focus of the third semester of the Kansas Livestock Association (KLA) Young Stockmen’s Academy (YSA) Sept. 21-23.
- Paula Peterson
Right this very minute down on the farm, we are “trying” to practice patience.
Nebraska Extension will host an informational meeting on range recovery after wildfire Wednesday, Oct. 14, with participants meeting at the Oshkosh Methodist Church at 4 p.m., then traveling to the range sites for viewing and discussion.
New pre-emergent chemistry offers hope for growers battling the most aggressive resistant weeds in North America.
- from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
Students at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture had the opportunity to sharpen their horsemanship, roping and livestock-handling skills during a two-day Ranch Roping and Stockmanship Clinic led by Ryan Sexson of Nenzel, Nebraska.
- By Anila Yoganathan, Flatwater Free Press
Nebraska’s increasing average minimum temps have implications for the state’s climate – and its people, livestock and crops.
- Janelle Atyeo
South central Nebraska crops are ready to harvest, but late-season rains were keeping farmers out of the field.
- By Erin Bamer, Nebraska Examiner
LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen signed a pair of executive orders Thursday aimed at easing cost burdens for Nebraska’s agricultural producers on the same day a like-minded initiative was announced for the 2028 election cycle.
- By Noah Seberger of Bassett, Neb.
"The first job of branding is sorting the cows and calves. This year, we tried something new."
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