Right this very minute down on the farm we are moving cows – here, there and everywhere.
- Kristen Sindelar
Many hands make light work. Generous people in Henderson, Nebraska, are putting this saying into action in a time-honored community service project that centers on charity and fighting food insecurity.
- By Nicole Stoner, Nebraska Extension
Now that Thanksgiving is over, we will all be getting our holiday decorations out, if you haven’t already started.
Central Valley Ag (CVA) is launching Solid Ground to provide member-owners access to the same confidential mental health services available to CVA employees through Best Care Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Kristen Sindelar
You cannot always be right, but making the right decisions can be a matter of life or death for plants when facing pests in the garden or landscape.
- Kristen Sindelar
When talking about the birds and the bees of plant reproduction, the stork is not making the delivery.
- Dixi Wellman
Feeling blessed and deeply rooted in the view outside my window. We’ve arrived at that time of year in Nebraska where one can ask “Will it be hot or cold outside today?” and Mother Nature responds with a resounding “Yes!”.
- Kristen Sindelar
Hidden underground, roots are basically the most undervalued part of a plant. But there is so much more to the important role roots play, despite being embedded beneath the surface.
- Kristen Sindelar
UNL series covers fundamentals for gardening enthusiasts
- Kristen Sindelar
"I informed him that he better hope calving season is done by mid-April, because I am putting in my two-week notice."
- By Max McCoy, Kansas Reflector
Jim Hoy knew about the renewing power of vernal fire.
- Kristen Sindelar
When the family of Samuel and Etta Snyder packed up their belongings to move out West, they did not rent a U-Haul. Instead, they rigged up a 1929 Chevrolet flatbed truck with a house.
Nebraska cowboy Garrett Shadbolt has qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the PRCA world championship event, to be held in Las Vegas Dec. 5-14.
- Dixi Wellman
"Feeling blessed and deeply rooted in existing as a human being, not a human doing."
- Amy Hadachek
Just in time for Veterans Day, an almost 100-year old Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion building in Nebraska City, Nebraska, just completed a $4 million renovation.
- Dixi Wellman
"We just lost a few tree limbs, but animals and humans were all safe, which is always the most important thing. I came home and immediately started doing some research on emergency planning."
- Kristen Sindelar
What a difference a year can make. Last spring, you had to watch where you walked for fear of tripping in the deep cracks that scored the parched earth. This spring, we were donning our mud boots almost every day.
While dad’s work hard to make life easy, they can also be hard to shop for. That’s why the "Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner." brand, funded by the beef checkoff, is offering up a few recipes to throw on the grill that are perfect for the dad who already has everything.
- Kristen Sindelar
Outdoor enthusiast Kaden Van Winkle does not measure success by the size of the buck’s rack or the length of the fish. His online catches are counted by subscriber.
- Carla Post, for Midwest Messenger
When Pastor Leah Fintel Krotz and husband Rick Krotz stepped out of their comfort zone last fall, they found themselves on a journey back in time.
- Kristen Sindelar
In terms of gardening, I consider myself “green” yet.
- Kristen Sindelar
In the cattle country of early Rock County in Nebraska, an American outlaw once frequented the region, receiving the same hospitality as any other wary traveler to Mariaville, Neb.
- Kristen Sindelar
From the outside, the design of the prairie machine building harkens to a different era with tall arched windows and painted brick front. A 35-foot tall Eli model shadows the old factory where these windmills were once made.
- Amy Hadachek
Drought in eastern Nebraska has taken a bite out of some locally grown Christmas trees, but is not stopping the holiday merriment at Prior Pines Christmas Tree Farms in Lancaster County just east of Lincoln.
- Kristen Sindelar
Growing anything proved difficult this summer with the dry heat. It didn’t matter if you were trying to raise a cash crop, get enough forage to feed your cattle through winter or even keep your lawn alive.