Disaster has the tendency to bring out the worst. Victims are left scrambling to pick up the pieces in attempt to restore some fragment of normalcy in their lives.
- Kristen Sindelar
“Cereal rye management is very difficult for producers because it grows so fast. The quality gets away from them,” said Mary Drewnoski, beef systems extension specialist with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The university has a new tool for that.
- Ruth Nicolaus
Looking for a people friendly horse to give rides at their Christmas tree farm, the Jenson family of Blair, Nebraska, found Shires.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"Japan food was interesting. Most I could identify, some I could not. My chopstick skills continued to increase."
- Glenn Brunkow
I do not know about you but occasionally, I have those little moments of epiphany – a point in time when something becomes crystal clear to you. I had one of those moments Sunday.
- from the Beef Improvement Federation
Eye-tracking research sheds light on decision-making at bull sales
- By Kameron Jutten, Palisade, Neb.
This week has been focused on preparing for the Nebraska State FFA Convention, set for March 25-27 in Lincoln. I’m working on my sales pitch to make it sound more professional and make sure it flows naturally.
- By Kameron Jutten, Palisade, Neb.
This week has been focused on preparing for the Nebraska State FFA Convention, set for March 25-27 in Lincoln. I’m working on my sales pitch to make it sound more professional and make sure it flows naturally.
- Janelle Atyeo
When south central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich makes decisions for planting season, he’s not thinking just about what will give him the best yields. He wants to do whatever he can to build soil health.
- By Natalie Jones, UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
On cold spring mornings in the Nebraska Sandhills, calving season can test even the most experienced ranchers.
- Kristen Sindelar
Ever feel like you’re a pawn when trying to decrypt all the different agricultural programs and incentives? Sometimes it seems like just when you're about to make a move, the rules of the game change. Instead of landing on “payday,” you’re sent back to square one.
- By Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock Educator
Wildfires occurring in western and central Nebraska mirror a broader trend of increasing wildfire frequency and magnitude across the western United States. While the immediate impacts of wildfire are devastating to beef production and rural communities, the effects of wildfire smoke may also…
Honoring a lifetime of stewardship, innovation and wildlife conservation on Nebraska's working lands
Surprise, Nebraska, farmer Teresa Otte passed away last fall, but her legacy lives on in the healthy soils she restored, the wildlife habitat she established, and the example she set for farmers across Nebraska and beyond.
- Kristen Sindelar
Having the capability to broadcast residual herbicides while simultaneously spot spraying non-residual herbicides can increase yields by as much as 18 bushels per acre.
- Glenn Brunkow
Calving season has officially started for us. I must admit, it was kind of a surprise.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"My heart hurts for so many across our great state this week that have lost so much in the wildfires. I can’t even imagine the pain, frustration and despair that so many feel right now."
- Dixi Wellman
Multiple wildfires, including the largest in state history, have burned 700,000 acres and are still going. Just for reference, the L.A. wildfires burned 57,529 acres.
- from the Beef Improvement Federation
Beef demand remains strong, but consumers expect great eating quality, convenient buying options, clear nutritional value, and reassurance about animal care.
- Kristen Sindelar
When Kara Philips Wondercheck married her husband Nolan, she knew that also meant saying “‘til death do us part” to his family’s four-generation farming operation near Newman Grove, Nebraska.
- Katie Kaliff-Jagels
Another bull sale in the books, and I’m writing this to you on a wet rainy day. It truly feels like I can breathe again, and I think Jason feels the same way.
- Glenn Brunkow
If at first you do not succeed, you should try again and again and again.
- Janelle Atyeo
Ahead of planting season at his south central Nebraska farm, Jordan Uldrich was tackling some maintenance and fencing projects.
- Jaclyn Wilson
There’s not much more that screams mental health day than five women, some dressed up in Goodwill rejects, getting into a metal stock tank in below freezing temperatures to head down the river in their hippy van stock tank with peace banners flying and Bob Marley playing.
- Janelle Atyeo
“It would be very challenging if this were year one.”
- 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.
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