- UNL PREEC
Nebraska is heading into the 2026 growing season with limited precipitation and groundwater resources. Growers are also facing rising input costs and declining commodity prices, forcing many to rethink how much risk they can afford to carry with irrigated corn and soybeans.
- Nebraska Extension
The Nebraska Extension will host a statewide webinar, “Nebraska Cattle Health Outlook: New World screwworm update, Scours prevention and diagnostics, and UNL research on bovine pinkeye” on Thursday, April 16.
LINCOLN — Groundwater levels throughout Nebraska continued to decline in 2025 following several years of persistent drought.
The Board of Directors and staff of the North Platte NRD announce an opportunity for all area residents of the district to attend an Urban Conference, presented in conjunction with the KNEB Home and Garden Expo on April 18 at Hotel 21 & Co. in Gering. The conference will feature presenta…
- Staff reports
Extension and Farm Service Agency will host meeting in Arthur Wednesday, Brady Thursday and Oshkosh Friday to help area producers with wildfire recovery.
- Grace Ptak
948 students were awarded the Nebraska State FFA Degree, the highest degree bestowed by the Nebraska FFA, at the organization’s 98th annual State Convention. Of these students, 51 represented Panhandle school districts.
- Todd von Kampen
State Sen. Mike Jacobson of North Platte brokered a compromise rewrite of Legislative Bill 1187 that won rural Unicameral support Wednesday without a dissenting vote. Four urban senators voted "no."
- Brock Ortner, UNL Extension
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 als…
Farmers and ranchers in Banner, Cheyenne, Garden, Kimball, Morrill and Scotts Bluff counties will be receiving $2.8 million in cash-back dividends returned by Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica). This marks the 22nd consecutive year FCSAmerica has returned a share of its net earnin…
ALLIANCE — United Way of Western Nebraska (UWWN) has announced that emergency assistance applications are now open for individuals and families affected by the recent devastating wildfires across western Nebraska. Communities throughout the region have experienced significant property loss, …
LINCOLN — Agriculture producers have a new opportunity this growing season to earn extra income while cutting fertilizer costs.