Posted: 05/17/13 21:00
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ Drug company Novartis has begun laying off workers at its plant east of Lincoln.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports (ht...
Posted: 05/17/13 20:00
Undergraduate college and high school students are invited to attend a free program Wednesday, June 12 in Manhattan to learn about the array of career...
Posted: 05/17/13 19:00
A corn processing plant at Hastings has permanently shut down operations. A company news releases says Ag Processing, also known as AGP, had...
Posted: 05/17/13 18:00
Kansas State University, in cooperation with Merck Animal Health, recognized Jesus (Jessie) Ramirez, Dean Patterson and Scott Plankenhorn as recipient...
Posted: 05/17/13 16:00
The U.S. Grains Council's 53rd Annual Board of Delegates Meeting will take place July 29th through the 31st in Ottawa, Ontario. More than 200 U.S...
Posted: 05/17/13 15:00
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The organic food industry is gaining clout on Capitol Hill, prompted by rising consumer demand and its entry into traditional farm s...
Posted: 05/17/13 14:00
While warmer and drier weather in many areas of the U.S. Corn Belt early this week allowed farmers to get in the fields - an agricultural meteoro...
Posted: 05/17/13 13:00
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) _ The Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing Kansas State University for its dining hall composting program.
A cer...
Posted: 05/17/13 12:00
Republican members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted against President Obama's pick for EPA Administrator Gina McCa...
Posted: 05/17/13 10:00
The Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy have filed a complaint with the General Court in Luxembourg - challenging the European Union's decis...
Posted: 05/17/13 08:35
When the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - approved by the House Agriculture Committee late Wednesday - is considered by th...
Posted: 05/17/13 07:57
According to Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow - the House Ag Committee's approval of an amendment that would make it illegal for states to ba...
Posted: 05/17/13 04:07
While the Senate is expected to begin consideration of the farm bill on Monday - Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow says final votes m...
Posted: 05/16/13 23:30
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Donations from the North Dakota Stockmen's Association have boosted reward funds for information leading to convictions in two ...
Posted: 05/16/13 23:00
Farmers Celebrate Waterway Legislation Passage
The National Corn Growers Association thanked members of the U.S. Senate who overwh...
Posted: 05/16/13 22:30
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) _ Saudi Arabia says it has dedicated nine additional laboratories to help investigators track a deadly new respiratory virus...
Posted: 05/16/13 22:00
Nebraska Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever (QF) wildlife biologists from across the state are hosting 17 different landowner habitat tours dur...
Posted: 05/16/13 21:30
"Senate passage of S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), takes us one step closer to water transport upgrades needed to boost the natio...
Posted: 05/16/13 21:00
A statement from National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) President Bing Von Bergen, a wheat farmer from Moccasin, Mont.:
"The leaders o...
Posted: 05/16/13 20:30
Urban and rural management of Nebraska's water resources will be examined in a two-day University of Nebraska water and natural resources tour in Jun...
American Farm Bureau Statement Regarding House Agriculture Committee Approval of Bipartisan Farm Bill
Posted: 05/16/13 20:00
"The House Agriculture Committee today approved its version of the 2013 Farm Bill. That bill joins the version approved on Tuesday by the Senate Agric...
Posted: 05/16/13 19:30
National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) President Scott George, a Cody, Wyo. dairy and beef producer, issued the following statement on yesterda...
Posted: 05/16/13 19:00
The American Soybean Association (ASA) applauds Chairman Frank Lucas, Ranking Member Collin Peterson and the members of the House Agriculture Committ...
Posted: 05/16/13 18:30
Executive Director of the New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts (NMACD) Debra Hughes testified at today's House Subcommittee on Public Land...
Posted: 05/16/13 18:00
Four Major League Baseball teams are partnering with the National FFA Organization for FFA Day at the Ballpark events this summer. The Kansa...
Posted: 05/16/13 17:30
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia today encouraged farmers and ranchers to enroll for the 2013 Direct and Counter-Cyclical P...
Posted: 05/16/13 17:00
NBC News released two stories on wild horses Wednesday. According to the National Horse and Burro Rangeland Management Coalition - these stories ...
Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy File a Complaint with the Court of Justice in Luxembourg to End the Duty on U.S. Ethanol
Posted: 05/16/13 16:30
Today, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy filed a complaint with the General Court in Luxembourg challenging the European Union'...
Posted: 05/16/13 16:00
The world's largest pork producer will soon raise half of its hogs on feed that doesn't contain the additive ractopamine. Smithfield Foods CEO La...
Posted: 05/16/13 15:30
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ Nebraska landowners have only a couple of weeks left to enroll in a program that pays them up to $10 an acre for keeping their wh...
Posted: 05/16/13 15:00
A report released by Dr. Steffen Mueller of the University of Illinois at Chicago's Energy Resources Center shows that ethanol not only reduces g...
Posted: 05/16/13 14:30
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) _ Kansas State University scientists are part of a multistate partnership receiving a $9.6 million, five-year grant to find ways...
Posted: 05/16/13 14:00
In a statement filed with the House Ways and Means Committee for a hearing on small business taxation - the American Farm Bureau Federation urged...
Posted: 05/16/13 13:00
The Senate did not adopt an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Cor...
Posted: 05/16/13 12:30
National Sorghum Producers praises action taken yesterday by the House Committee on Agriculture to mark up and pass the Federal Agriculture Reform and...
Posted: 05/16/13 12:00
The National Corn Growers Association says the Water Resources Development Act approved by the U.S. Senate Wednesday represents an important step...
Posted: 05/16/13 12:00
A longtime faculty member has been named director of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center at Clay Center.
...
Posted: 05/16/13 11:30
– The House Agriculture Committee late last night voted a new five-year farm bill out of committee by a vote of 36-10. The bill includes a variety of...
Posted: 05/16/13 11:00
The Senate voted 83 to 14 Wednesday morning to pass the Water Resources Development Act. The American Soybean Association cheered the move. ASA P...
Posted: 05/16/13 10:30
National Corn Growers Association President Pam Johnson released the following statement in response to the House Committee on Agriculture's farm bill...
Posted: 05/16/13 10:00
Reaction to the farm bill approved by the House Ag Committee started trickling in late Wednesday night.
American Farm Bureau Federation ...
Posted: 05/16/13 09:33
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas was proud of the Committee's effort to advance a farm bill with significant savings and reforms. Rank...
Posted: 05/16/13 04:07
The House Ag Committee wasn't able to finish its farm bill markup quite as quickly as its Senate counterpart did on Tuesday. Still - Chairman Frank Lu...
Posted: 05/15/13 23:00
"The Senate Agriculture Committee today put the farm bill on a solid road toward success. By following a bipartisan path and approving its farm bill ...
Posted: 05/15/13 22:00
With a vote of 15-5 this afternoon, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry passed the "Agricultural Reform, Food and Jobs Act of...
Posted: 05/15/13 21:00
U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.), a former Secretary of Agriculture, today voted against advancing out of committee a farm bill that relied on budget ...
Posted: 05/15/13 20:00
Terry Klopfenstein's first foray into the possibility of using distillers grains for cattle feed in the late 1960s was based on the idea of fermentin...
Posted: 05/15/13 19:00
A coalition of agriculture, conservation, environment and crop insurance groups are applauding the passage of an historic conservation compliance agre...
Posted: 05/15/13 18:00
- Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry amended and passed their 2013 Farm Bill by a vote of 15 to 5. The legislatio...
Posted: 05/15/13 17:00
More than 150 farmers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Minnesota are trialing Monsanto's FieldScripts - which integrates Monsanto's understanding o...
Posted: 05/15/13 16:00
U.S. soybean farmers have partnered with the National Tractor Pullers Association for a seventh season to promote the use of biodiesel to pulling...
Posted: 05/15/13 15:00
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke with the Organic Trade Association yesterday (Tuesday) about his vision for U.S. organic agriculture and USDA's ef...
Posted: 05/15/13 14:00
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now seeking applications from qualified organizations - such as public bodies, non-profit corporations, hig...
Posted: 05/15/13 13:00
USDA is urging producers to maximize their environmental benefits and make cost-effective offers when enrolling in a four-week Conservation Reser...
Posted: 05/15/13 12:00
Today (Wednesday) marks 151 years since the U.S. Department of Agriculture was created. Since then - agriculture has evolved in every aspect - ye...
Posted: 05/15/13 11:30
The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) is proud to select and support five college students as interns starting this summer.
Four of the five interns...
Posted: 05/15/13 11:00
American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman says the Senate Agriculture Committee put the farm bill on a solid road toward success Tue...
Posted: 05/15/13 11:00
Sugarbeet farmers had one of the most compact planting seasons they seen in years. Farmers were initially delayed in planting due to cold wet plantin...
Posted: 05/15/13 10:00
According to Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley - the bill that passed the Senate Agriculture Committee was a step in the right direction. He'd like to see f...
Posted: 05/15/13 07:26
The five Senators voting against the Senate Ag Committee's farm bill were Mike Johanns of Nebraska, Pat Roberts of Kansas, John Thune of South Dakota,...
Posted: 05/15/13 04:06
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted to approve the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 on a 15 to 5 vote Tuesday. The bill ends direct pa...
Posted: 05/15/13 00:00
The Lincoln-Logan-McPherson Extension office will be holding the West Central Livestock Judging Clinic on Wednesday, May 22. Please pre-register by M...
Posted: 05/14/13 23:00
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ The Kansas Senate plans to debate Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal to authorize an additional $202 million for a new, national biodef...
Posted: 05/14/13 22:00
WASHINGTON (AP) _ There's still a little something for everyone in massive farm bills that Congress is considering this week, even though the legisla...
Posted: 05/14/13 21:00
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurre...
Posted: 05/14/13 20:00
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) _ A new government report says just under half the Kansas winter wheat crop shows no damage from the hard freezes that hit the sta...
Posted: 05/14/13 19:00
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ Iowa farmers hope to catch up on field work and get more corn and soybeans planted this week after several weeks of rain dela...
Posted: 05/14/13 18:00
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ Nebraska farmers are working hard to plant their corn crop, but this spring's wet weather has slowed their work.
The U.S....
Posted: 05/14/13 17:00
The 15th Joint Annual Conference of the American Butter Institute (ABI) and the American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) was held April 28-30, 2013 at...
Posted: 05/14/13 16:00
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Food Processing Center will celebrate its 30th anniversary next month with tours and free ice cream.
...
Posted: 05/14/13 15:30
A partnership between U.S. soybean farmers and the National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA) will reach another milestone Friday when the NTPA begin...
Posted: 05/14/13 15:00
The Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation (NCF) is pleased to announce the following students as recipients of NCF scholarships for the 2013-2014 academic ye...
Posted: 05/14/13 14:42
The Senate Ag Committee has passed a proposed Farm Bill, despite opposition from Nebraska Senator Mike Johanns. Today the Senate Ag Committee passed t...
Posted: 05/14/13 14:30
Patience helps Russell Feldhausen answer what seems like never-ending questions from Kansas 4-H staff. In his kind and gentle manner, he is able to he...
Posted: 05/14/13 14:00
The National Corn Growers Association expressed support today for the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Bowman v. Monsanto. The court ruled unan...
Posted: 05/14/13 13:30
Several hard working 4-H members have been named 2013 State 4-H Project winners by the Kansas 4-H Youth Development Program.
"The 2013 state...
Posted: 05/14/13 13:00
U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Nutritionist Susan Raatz and Physiologist Matthew Picklo - along with other coo...
Posted: 05/14/13 12:30
"This week marks a milestone along the way in the long overdue process of passing a new, five-year farm bill. Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member C...
Posted: 05/14/13 12:00
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell outlined the federal government's efforts to ensure collaboration to protect Am...
Posted: 05/14/13 11:00
The latest report from USDA shows 28-percent of projected corn acres were planted as of May 12th. While that's more than double the 12-perce...
Posted: 05/14/13 10:00
In a unanimous ruling - the Supreme Court supported the protection of intellectual property in the Bowman versus Monsanto case yesterday (Mo...
Posted: 05/14/13 04:03
House Ag Chair Frank Lucas told farmers in his home state of Oklahoma last week about his the expectations for his committee's farm bill mark-up tomor...
Posted: 05/13/13 22:00
LONDON (AP) _ Three major British grocery chains have ended their bans on providing genetically modified feed to chickens.
Sainsbury's, th...
Posted: 05/13/13 21:00
ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) _ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to create more shallow-water habitat along the Missouri River.
The St. Joseph News...
Posted: 05/13/13 20:00
ROME - The U.N. has new weapons to fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution, and they might be crawling or flying near you right now: edible...
Posted: 05/13/13 19:00
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) _ An industry group says retail sales of farm tractors and combines in the United States surged last month.
The Association...
Posted: 05/13/13 18:30
For Rural Radio Network - Pheasants Forever is hosting informational meetings across Nebraska for landowners and agricultural producers in advance of ...
Posted: 05/13/13 18:00
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ Nebraska's wind power production continues to lag behind Iowa and other nearby states that offer better incentives.
The L...
Posted: 05/13/13 17:30
The Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District is turning to a 25 year veteran of the water resources to be its new General Manager. Patrick O'B...
Posted: 05/13/13 17:00
Iowa State University animal scientists are searching for reasons and solutions for seasonal infertility in sows, including what may be the first sci...
Posted: 05/13/13 16:00
American Soybean Association (ASA) President and Canton, Miss.-based soybean farmer Danny Murphy welcomed the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling today ...
Posted: 05/13/13 15:30
Tyler Block was the recipient of the Keith White Family 4-H Scholarship presented at the Gothenburg High School Honors Night. This $500 4-H Scholarshi...
Posted: 05/13/13 15:00
The beef checkoff hosted a Beef Boot Camp even in New York last week (May 7). Twenty-two retail meat buyers, managers and directors representing ...
Posted: 05/13/13 14:30
The University of Nebraska's Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) will be celebrating 100 years of agricultural education for Nebraska stu...
Posted: 05/13/13 14:00
The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates were released Friday. The report presents USDA's initial assessment of U.S. and world c...
Posted: 05/13/13 13:00
American Farm Bureau Federation analysts note the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report shows a record corn crop is still ...
Posted: 05/13/13 12:00
USDA is projecting winter wheat production at 1.49-billion bushels. That's a decline of 10-percent from 2012. Area harvested for grain is forecas...
Posted: 05/13/13 11:00
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will conduct a full environmental impact statement on soybean, corn and cotton crops desig...
Posted: 05/13/13 11:00
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will conduct a full environmental impact statement on soybean, corn and cotton crops desig...
Posted: 05/13/13 10:00
National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson has submitted comments on a possible Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the ...
