Ahead of planting season at his south central Nebraska farm, Jordan Uldrich was tackling some maintenance and fencing projects.
- By Kameron Jutten, Palisade, Neb.
It was a busy week with two FFA contests, and the results were mixed. I didn't do well in welding, which was a disappointment because I know I can perform better than that. On the positive side, my team did well in ag sales and qualified for the state contest.
- Janelle Atyeo
The first calves on the year at the Uldrich farm in south central Nebraska came during a week of spring-like weather when temperatures reached 70 degrees.
- By Kameron Jutten of Palisade, Neb.
"It feels like nobody is ever truly ready for calving season. Getting these shots done gives us a bit more confidence for when the first calves finally show up."
- By Kameron Jutten of Palisade, Neb.
This week in FFA, I have been prepping for two huge things at once: a Career Development Event involving ag sales and a welding competition.
- By Kameron Jutten of Palisade, Neb.
Being an FFA officer this year has been a great experience, and it has taught me a lot about what it truly takes to be a leader.
- Janelle Atyeo
A stretch of negative temperatures around Jan. 22 prompted Jordan Uldrich to pull his cattle from irrigated milo stalks they were grazing.
- By Jordan Uldrich of Milligan, Neb.
Some surprising information made it to my phone this week. Surprising in a good way.
- By Kameron Jutten of Palisade, Neb.
"For the past few weeks, we have been moving and rotating cows on corn stalks for the winter. Many ranchers do this to fatten cows up and prepare them for the cold months. However, in the past few years, I’ve noticed that the cows just aren't getting enough."
- Janelle Atyeo
South central Nebraska farmers came out on a frigid Saturday in December to talk about ways farming practices like reduced tillage, growing cover crops and grazing crop ground can improve the health of the soil and also save them money.
- Katelyn Winberg
Sixteen-year-old Kameron Jutten is a sophomore at Wauneta-Palisade High School and the newest youth contributor to the Midwest Messenger’s Producer Progress Reports.
- Janelle Atyeo
After Thanksgiving weekend, the cattle on Jordan Uldrich’s south central Nebraska farm got their feast.
- Janelle Atyeo
Hunting season gives Jordan Uldrich some time to reflect on how his farmland is working in tune with nature and the wildlife making their home there.
- Janelle Atyeo
Cover crops are doing some major work on the Jordan Uldrich farm in south central Nebraska. This fall, they’re feeding his small beef herd as the cow-calf pairs make the rounds through harvested fields where cover crops still grow green. During the growing season, cover crops are tamping dow…
- By Julie Spickelmier of Wauneta, Neb.
"There has been a lot of chapters concluding and new ones starting around here. Calves, cows, warm nights, and long daylight hours have all bid us adieu."
- Janelle Atyeo
Corn harvest at TEH Farms near Gettysburg, S.D., started Oct. 18 and progressed slowly at first. Between running grain through the drier and sharing trucks with fertilizer operations, harvest was taking extra time.
- By Julie Spickelmier of Wauneta, Neb.
Lightning, thunder, rain and even some reports of small hail are things that do not usually coincide with late October in southwestern Nebraska. Mother Nature has made us aware that the weather will be anything but ordinary this year, and Thursday was no exception.
- By Julie Spickelmier of Wauneta, Neb.
"The cattle continue to have abundant grazing. I did not think I would ever say this, but we are even planning on mowing some spots."
- By Julie Spickelmier of Wauneta, Neb.
“Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!” It is almost fall in southwestern Nebraska instead of the Land of Oz, so “sniffles and sneezing and coughing, oh why?” fits the bill more appropriately, but fear of the unknown remains the same. Is it pollen, temperature swings, or back-to-school germs to…
- By Julie Spickelmier of Wauneta, Neb.
"Looking out across the pastures and seeing the beautiful green hills almost tricks one into thinking that it is spring instead of the end of summer."
- By Julie Spickelmier of Wauneta, Neb.
As you are reading this, many people in the county will be “Doin’ Life At the Chase County Fair.”
- By Julie Spickelmier of Wauneta, Neb.
The summer days are flying by. As some endings are drawing near, new beginnings are on the horizon. In the meantime, the kids and their projects are trying their best to keep us healthy.
- By Jayme Gittlein, Wauneta, Neb.
The 2025 Simmental Junior National trip didn’t quite meet the expectations I had for my cattle, but it was still a thrilling week packed full with friends and new learning experiences.
- By Julie Spickelmier of Wauneta, Neb.
"Once the Fourth of July hits, the days fly by and BOOM, summer is over."
- By Julie Spickelmeir of Wauneta, Neb.
Creeks and ponds that have sat empty or hardly flowed in the past several years spilled over their banks.
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