It takes a great program to keep people coming back for decades — for two Nebraska women, that program is 4-H.
- Amy Hadachek
Home and farm are one and the same for most farm families.
- By Terry Anderson, Midwest Messenger News Editor
Some things never change. Newspapers today are consolidating operations by bringing smaller papers and other publications to be printed on one press.
- Barb Bierman Batie
While women have always played key roles in U.S. agriculture, the number serving as principal operators on their farms and ranches has been low when compared with the total number of farms.
- Chad Smith
Midwest Messenger has officially hit half a century of covering agriculture. One thing you figure out when covering agriculture is that it’s always changing. The range of topics under the umbrella of “agriculture” is quite large and keeping track of all the changes is a big job. We went stra…
- Kerry Hoffschneider
Food security messaging takes many forms and has changed throughout the decades.
- Kerry Hoffschneider
Jerry Hatfield is pro-farmer and pro-agriculture. Because of that purpose, he is driven in his position as the Laboratory Director of the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, to ensure farmers and ranchers remain viable along with a healthy environment for generations to come.
- Barb Bierman Batie
Fifty years ago in a farmer’s field in upstate New York, more than 350,000 rock-n-roll fans gathered for a concert that would be the benchmark of such concerts for years to come. Yes, that’s right — Woodstock.
- Katy Moore
Steel building manufacturer Hardsteel has launched a solid new product this year.
- Chad Smith
The motto of West Point Implement in West Point, Neb., is “Here for You Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.” They’ve lived every bit of that motto as you can trace the company’s history in West Point all the way back to the 1930s. West Point Implement has seen the ups and downs, and the highs an…
Del Peterson & Associates was founded in 1972 by Del Peterson. During the early years we focused our efforts in the Fertilizer & Grain Industries and set the standard for professional onsite auctions in these respective fields. Since that time, Del has retired and his son, Steve Pete…
- Chad Smith
The Robertson, Nelson, and Schuetze Real Estate and Auction Firm has been a part of Nebraska agriculture for a very long time. The Tekamah, Neb.-based company traces its roots back to the 1930s. Glen Robertson and Carl Volk started the business back in 1934.
- Chad Smith
The Pender Livestock and Sales Company is a longtime member of the Nebraska agriculture community. While they’ve gone through changes over the years since beginning in 1969, Pender Livestock is doing what they’ve always done in the same location on the east side of Pender, Neb. Clarence Beut…
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FREMONT, Neb. – Ford Motor Co. honored Charlie Diers with the Salute to Dealers Award on March 22 in Las Vegas, one of six Ford dealers from around the world to receive the award for exceptional community service.
- Chad Smith
The roots of Vavrina run deep in Nebraska agriculture. Their story begins all the way back in 1922, when a young entrepreneur, Joe Vacin, started a hardware and automotive business in Clarkson, Neb. The business has evolved over the years, establishing their current industry focus in 1976.
- Chad Smith
Northeast Nebraska Tire & Trailer Sales of Osmond, Neb., is a second-generation family business that’s taken care of Nebraska agriculture for decades. Doug Schmit and his partner, Walter Aschoff, purchased the business together in 2013. However, Schmit has spent a total of 35 years there.
- Chad Smith
Neil Koster was once told there was no way a business could succeed just selling trailers.
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