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.
- 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.
- Janelle Atyeo
Ahead of planting season at his south central Nebraska farm, Jordan Uldrich was tackling some maintenance and fencing projects.
- 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.
- Katelyn Winberg
Commodity Classic’s general session drew record attendance Feb. 26 in San Antonio, Texas, as agricultural leaders gathered to discuss policy priorities, technology and market opportunities.
- By Vicki Jedlicka, Nebraska Extension Lancaster County
This year marks 50 years of the embryology program in Lancaster County. This means two generations of local students have had the exciting experience of hatching baby chicks in their classrooms. Third graders often tell extension staff visiting their classrooms comments like “we have been wa…
- Kristen Sindelar
Technology in the meat processing industry has been limited, but a team of visionaries is combining robotic automation and AI in a way that could change the food supply chain.
- Julie Belschner
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – It was 95 degrees outside Feb. 25 in the River Walk area of San Antonio. It was almost as hot with information overload inside the Henry B. González Convention Center where the 30th-annual Commodity Classic was being held. According to the organizers, it was record atten…
- By Chevy-Lynn Vaske, K-State Extension
K-State beef cattle experts discuss what producers might want to consider prior to making a purchasing decision.
- By Colton Tripp,K-State Extension
With spring and summer grazing months upon us, a Kansas State University beef cattle expert explains the importance of understanding the minerals a producer needs to provide a cow herd, and where to find that information to make the best decision.
- By Colton Tripp, K-State Extension
A K-State researcher suggests taking extra precautions and actions for animal welfare to help cattle be more efficient.
- By Chevy-Lynn Vaske, K-State Extension
A K-State beef cattle expert outlines how to use donated hay wisely and protect cow body condition after a wildfire.
- Kristen Sindelar
One company is eliminating guesswork around fungicide application through its biosensing capability that is rooted in the plant’s physiology.
- 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.
- Ruth Nicolaus
Meet a Nebraska horse trainer who's amazed by her Arabians.
- Sue Roesler
A wet year in 2025 led to increased white mold pressure in crops throughout the region, especially in soybeans and dry beans, and BASF is launching Zorina fungicide as a protective fungicide to control white mold.
- Amy Hadachek
Drought is likely to expand in western Nebraska and Kansas, according to latest outlook from the Climate Prediction Center.