Bree Vanosdall of rural Hoskins has been in stitches ever since she tore her ACL last December.
More than 250 startup founders, producers, investors, researchers, university leaders, agribusiness professionals and public-sector partners gathered July 15-16 at Nebraska Innovation Campus for AgTech Connect 2026 to discuss some of agriculture's most pressing opportunities and challenges.
- Kristen Sindelar
Good fences make good neighbors. The same can be said of a good livestock brand program.
- By Kaitlin Donovan, Beef Improvement Federation
Do your discussions on beef cow efficiency center on growth and feed conversion? That’s where many producers start, but it's the wrong place to focus, one researcher says.
- By Libby Schaneman, Nebraska Cattlemen
As many are recovering from the worst wildfire disaster in Nebraska’s history, it is awe inspiring to witness the ways people from the across the state, country and the globe are banding together and showing their support for producers in the Beef State.
- Janelle Atyeo
By his calculations, Jordan Uldrich’s irrigated corn is set up to yield as much as 220 bushels an acre on less than a third of the synthetic nitrogen he used to use.
- By Noah Seberger, Bassett, Neb.
The hot and dry conditions are continuing to stress the cattle and grass. Dry Creek, a small creek running across pastures on our ranch, is now almost completely dry except for a few low-lying stagnant puddles.
- Janelle Atyeo
It was a big change when Jason Regier moved his family from Kansas City, where he worked in youth ministry, back to southwestern Nebraska to transition the family farm as his dad retired.
- Crystal Reed
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — Solo cups aren’t just for summer barbecues. They’re also something to look for in a cattle herd.
- Ruth Nicolaus
The Friesian breed of horses is known for its color, its hair and its docility.
- Faith Parum and Cydney Stables American Farm Bureau Federation
Key Takeaways
- From Nebraska Extension
After drought and wildfire strike, the financial decisions producers make can have lasting tax consequences. This installment of Nebraska Recovery Roundup reviews some of the tax planning tools farmers and ranchers should consider.
- Pat Melgares Kansas State University
As Kansas wheat harvest wraps up, producers are leaving the field with something just as valuable as the grain in their trucks -- data that can drive smarter decisions for years to come.
- Daniel Munch and Faith Parum American Farm Bureau Federation
Key Takeaways
Precision Conservation Management (PCM) is expanding its Nebraska presence with the addition of two new regions, bringing the program’s free, one-on-one farm data analysis to grain producers in northeastern and southeastern Nebraska for the first time.
- By BaiLee McMillan, Nebraska IFYE Association
Grüezi (or greetings) again from Switzerland! I have moved to a new host family, the Marti family, in Jens, a small village of about 600 residents in the Canton of Bern.
- Janelle Atyeo
Wheat harvest is done, but the field will be harvested again this fall because a crop of soybeans is growing in the stubble.
- By Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Farmers from across the country are urging the federal government to expedite an investigation of the fertilizer industry as they struggle with “impossibly high input costs.”
- Kristen Sindelar
Nebraska Extension trials test agronomic, economic possibility of dry peas in eastern Nebraska
- Nebraska Extension
While livestock deaths often receive immediate attention after a wildfire, many producers face additional costs that continue long after the flames are extinguished.
The Irrigation Water Management Lab at the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center is helping western Nebraska farmers make more informed irrigation decisions through on-farm testing of emerging technology.
- Kristen Sindelar
The smoke has cleared, but recovery efforts are still ongoing from the fires earlier this spring.
- By T.L. Meyer and Karla Wilke of Nebraska Extension
When grass is limited or cow body condition needs to improve, early weaning may be a viable option for cow-calf producers.
Kenneth Malone, retired agriculture educator of over 44 years, was recently selected by the members of the Nebraska Agricultural Youth Council (NAYC) to receive the council’s highest honor, the Award of Merit.
- Kristen Sindelar
The ultimate livestock judging contest proved to be a trifecta of competition for the approximately 100 4-H’ers during the first annual Heartland Triple Crown Livestock Judging Series.