Posted: 06/19/13 10:29
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Judicious use of risk management tools and other key management decisions saved the day for many Kansas farmers last year even as th...
Posted: 06/19/13 08:33
According to the Coalition for Sugar Reform - the current instability in the U.S. sugar market is the direct result of market-distorting changes made ...
Posted: 06/19/13 07:20
The House Rules Committee met Tuesday to issue a rule on the amendments to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. House Agric...
Posted: 06/19/13 04:41
General opening debate on the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 was held in the House Tuesday afternoon. House Agriculture Co...
Posted: 06/18/13 13:15
The nation's dairy farmers strongly oppose efforts in the House to gut the farm bill's dairy title through an amendment offered by Reps. Goodlatte and...
Posted: 06/18/13 12:42
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ A federal agency has proposed a nearly 50 percent cut in the Nebraska land the agency says is needed to support the endangered S...
Posted: 06/18/13 11:03
SALINA, Kan. (AP) _ A former Kansas agriculture secretary has joined the Land Institute, which seeks to create a new sustainable agriculture that min...
Posted: 06/18/13 10:16
ST. LOUIS (June 18, 2013) – To help corn farmers understand water issues and ways to enhance water quality on their farms, the National Corn Growers A...
Posted: 06/18/13 09:34
As part of a broader series of approvals - China has granted full regulatory import authorization for Monsanto's biotechnology trait in Genuity Drough...
Posted: 06/18/13 08:31
American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman says the launch of comprehensive trade negotiations between the U.S. and the European Union hol...
Posted: 06/18/13 07:38
According to a schedule released by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor - the U.S. House will not hold any votes on Friday this week. The last vote is s...
Posted: 06/18/13 04:32
In its statement of Administration policy on the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - the Office of Management and Budget expr...
Posted: 06/17/13 23:00
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) _ A top European Union official says talks on a sweeping new free trade agreement between the EU and the US will b...
Posted: 06/17/13 22:00
"The beginning of comprehensive trade negotiations, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), between the United States and the Europ...
Posted: 06/17/13 21:00
Dustin Focht of Stillwater, Okla., proved his world-class talent as a livestock auctioneer at the 50th anniversary of the Livestock Marketing Associat...
Posted: 06/17/13 20:00
Weed management in corn and soybean will be the focus of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln field day on Tuesday, July 2, at the UNL South Central Agri...
Posted: 06/17/13 19:00
As one of the beef industry's top inspirational cooking competitions, the National Beef Cook-Off®, funded by the Beef Checkoff, is in the homestr...
Posted: 06/17/13 18:00
The Mid-Summer Classic, known as the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, is coming soon, but for soybean producers the best place to see all-stars is...
Posted: 06/17/13 17:00
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Approval of a massive farm bill _ and the cost of a gallon of milk _ could hinge on a proposed new dairy program the House is expec...
Posted: 06/17/13 16:30
BERKELEY, Calif. - College students Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora were just a few months short of careers in corporate banking when they learned in...
Posted: 06/17/13 16:00
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) _ Construction is underway on a $10 million addition to the Bioscience and Technology Business Center at the University of Kansas...
Posted: 06/17/13 15:30
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) _ Overnight rains have slowed the start of the Kansas winter wheat harvest in south-central Kansas.
Steve Inslee, the manag...
Posted: 06/17/13 15:00
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Two lawmakers who helped write a bipartisan immigration bill say Republicans' hopes to reclaim the White House in 2016 hinge on whe...
Posted: 06/17/13 13:00
Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln quarter scale teams competed in the International Quarter Scale Tractor Student Design Competition from May 30-Jun...
Posted: 06/17/13 12:00
The National Milk Producers Federation has announced Chief Operating Officer Jim Mulhern will become the Federation's President and CEO once the ...
Posted: 06/17/13 11:00
Earlier this month at the World Pork Expo - the National Pork Board elected Karen Richter of Montgomery, Minnesota as its new President. As ...
Posted: 06/17/13 10:00
The Beef Checkoff is re-launching its Beef It's What's for Dinner website with a more contemporary appearance - designed to respond to any multim...
Posted: 06/17/13 08:49
The United Fresh Produce Association has launched its Sustainability Guide and Self-Assessment Tool to help producers and partners develop, assess and...
Posted: 06/17/13 07:18
With Senate passage of a new, five-year farm bill last week - all eyes are on the House this week. House Speaker John Boehner says he is prepared to v...
Posted: 06/17/13 04:43
The American Petroleum Institute has made another attempt to convince the Obama Administration to waive the Renewable Fuel Standard and end E-15. Rene...
Posted: 06/15/13 13:00
Alfafa and hay production will be center of the Wyoming Forage Field Day near Lingle. The event will be held at the University of Wyoming Sustainable...
Posted: 06/14/13 22:00
^Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews to headline Farm Aid 2013 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center< 1/8STK3/8 1/8IN3/8 AGR EN...
Posted: 06/14/13 20:00
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) _ The winter wheat harvest is off to a slow, tentative start in south-central Kansas.
Steve Inslee, general manager at the O...
Posted: 06/14/13 19:00
The Renewable Fuels Association's President and CEO Bob Dinneen responds to the American Petroleum Institute's (API) attempt to convince the Administr...
Posted: 06/14/13 18:00
U.S. Sens. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) today announced that the U.S. Department of Interior (DoI) has extended the public comment ...
Posted: 06/14/13 17:00
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Pork producer Smithfield Foods says its net income fell nearly 63 percent in the fourth quarter as it experienced lower hog pric...
Posted: 06/14/13 16:00
Farm Policy Facts has launched a "Real Farms, Real Families" ad campaign. The campaign will feature real photos taken by farmers and farming...
Posted: 06/14/13 16:00
Nebraska was among four states last week to host a wheat trade team from Nigeria . The team spent some time at the farm of US Wheat Associates Vice C...
Posted: 06/14/13 15:00
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ State and cattle industry officials say North Dakota's first reported case of bovine tuberculosis in 14 years shouldn't threaten...
Posted: 06/14/13 14:30
Stateline Producers Cooperative is offering yellow pea field tours in the panhandle The tours will be offered Monday and Tuesday around Scotts Bluff a...
Posted: 06/14/13 14:00
On Wednesday - the U.S. House approved several measures considered and approved by the House Agriculture Committee in March. Combined - House Ag ...
Posted: 06/14/13 13:00
Cody Kuester of West Point, Neb., and Kyle Kumpf of Hemingford, Neb., were named recipients of the 2013 Greater Horizon Scholarship, sponsored by the...
Posted: 06/14/13 12:00
The Supreme Court has ruled that genes can't be patented. A Colorado State University Associate Professor recently worked with a team of res...
Posted: 06/14/13 10:00
According to a feeding study published in the Organic Systems Journal - pigs fed a combination of genetically modified corn and soy suffer more f...
Posted: 06/14/13 08:46
A recent study released by ABF Economics found no direct correlation between federal biofuels mandates and increasing food prices. National Farmers Un...
Posted: 06/14/13 07:25
University of Illinois Economist Gary Schnitkey says corn growers will see farm supports shaved under all farm bill scenarios currently pending in Con...
Posted: 06/14/13 04:36
The American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Sunflower Association and U.S. Canola Association have sent a letter to ...
Posted: 06/13/13 20:00
NEW YORK (AP) _ Chemicals maker DuPont says it will reach only the low end of its net income forecast in 2013 because of the cool, wet spring weather,...
Posted: 06/13/13 19:00
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ ABC News says it intends to ask a circuit court to dismiss a South Dakota beef processing company's defamation lawsuit now t...
Posted: 06/13/13 18:00
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ Authorities have raised their forecast for Nebraska's winter wheat crop, but the harvest still is expected to be the lowest sinc...
Posted: 06/13/13 17:00
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) _ With rivers in Oregon's drought-stricken upper Klamath Basin flowing far below normal levels, state water officials started ...
Posted: 06/13/13 16:05
Ground breaking for a new fertilizer plant was held this morning north of Alliance. The Panhandle Cooperative Association is building a five-million ...
Posted: 06/13/13 16:00
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) _ A new government forecast for the size of the 2013 Kansas winter wheat crop reflects improvements amid the state's wet spring we...
Posted: 06/13/13 15:00
Nearly 20-thousand pork producers and leaders from 39 countries were in Des Moines, Iowa last week for the 25th anniversary World Pork Expo....
Posted: 06/13/13 14:00
USDA is seeking applications from cooperatives to provide technical assistance to small, socially disadvantaged agricultural producers in rural a...
Posted: 06/13/13 13:00
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has announced funding for rural electric projects in 16 states to provide reliable, affordable electricity f...
Posted: 06/13/13 12:00
A newly released White Paper summarizes the information presented at the Foot and Mouth Disease Symposium sponsored by the National Institut...
Posted: 06/13/13 11:00
The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates were released Wednesday. Since planting is still underway in the Northern Hemisphe...
Posted: 06/13/13 10:00
According to American Farm Bureau Federation analysis - the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report reflects the slow corn p...
Posted: 06/13/13 09:00
Summer time means show time for livestock exhibitors. The region offers several livestock and horse shows. This weekend is the Kimball FFA Alumni 11...
Posted: 06/13/13 07:30
The House Natural Resources Committee has voted to advance the Grazing Improvement Act. The legislation seeks to improve the livestock grazing permitt...
Posted: 06/13/13 04:47
American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman says House Speaker John Boeher's statement of support for the farm bill gives all Americans rea...
Posted: 06/12/13 23:00
* June 13-14 – Youth Horse Judging Camp (Advanced) - Manhattan – 785-532-1268
* June 17 – Youth Horse Judging Camp (Beginner) - Manhatta...
Posted: 06/12/13 22:00
* July 8-9 - Community Garden Conference - Manhattan - 785-410-3760
* July 13 – Saturday Sampler: Beyond Basic Basil – Wichita – 316-660...
Posted: 06/12/13 21:00
* June 14 – Preserving the Harvest Workshop – Morrowville – 785-527-5084
* June 25 – Preserving the Harvest Workshop – Winfield – 620-22...
Posted: 06/12/13 19:00
Antique farm equipment still works after 50 years, but it tough on volunteers at the Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering. Volunteers began their fi...
Posted: 06/12/13 18:30
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) announced today that Chief Operating Officer Jim Mulhern will take over as President & Chief Executive O...
Posted: 06/12/13 17:30
As the House prepares to consider the farm bill, a coalition of 50 commodity groups, lending organizations, and other agricultural stakeholders led b...
Posted: 06/12/13 16:30
WASHINGTON (AP) _ House Speaker John Boehner says he will vote for a wide-ranging farm bill headed to the House floor this month, a major boost for th...
Posted: 06/12/13 15:30
The House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources today advanced the Grazing Improvement Act (H.R. 657) on a bipartisan vote of 27-15. The ...
Posted: 06/12/13 14:30
Today, ABF Economics released a detailed analysis showing no direct correlation between the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and the overall increase in...
Posted: 06/12/13 07:17
To better serve soybean growers - the American Soybean Association is updating the format of its Soybean Marketing and Production College. The educati...
Posted: 06/12/13 04:39
Biodiesel advocates were on Capitol Hill Tuesday to urge Congress to support a strong Renewable Fuel Standard. More than one-hundred biodiesel produce...
Posted: 06/11/13 12:39
The Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition and Nebraska Cattlemen are hosting the Summer Grazing Tour today in the southeastern Nebraska Sandhills. Th...
Posted: 06/11/13 08:39
Now that the Senate has approved its version of the farm bill - the House will have to pass its version so the two pieces of legislation can be merged...
Posted: 06/11/13 07:18
The American Farm Bureau Federation commended the Senate for quickly moving to complete work on the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act. Farm Bureau...
Posted: 06/11/13 04:51
The Senate approved the farm bill with a vote of 66 to 27 Monday evening. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow and other Senators then p...
Posted: 06/10/13 09:08
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association and Public Lands Council support the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to remove the gray wolf from th...
Posted: 06/10/13 07:20
Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow has expressed many concerns with the proposed sale of Smithfield Foods to a Chinese firm. As a resu...
Posted: 06/10/13 05:09
The Canadian government has released a statement in response to the submission of the amended Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling rule to the World T...
Posted: 06/07/13 12:30
The University of Nebraska is beginning construction of the second phase in improving the Panhandle Research Feedlot. In 2006 private donors supporte...
Posted: 06/07/13 12:28
Hog production has returned to profitability - but Purdue University Extension Economist Chris Hurt says delayed planting has many producers wondering...
Posted: 06/07/13 11:11
Several groups are expressing support for legislation introduced by Representatives Marcy Kaptur of Ohio and Bruce Braley of Iowa to provide robust ma...
Posted: 06/07/13 09:44
Kansas Senator Jerry Moran pressed Acting U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Seth Harris on the farm labor rules originally proposed by the Obama Admi...
Posted: 06/07/13 08:39
Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is asking Michael Froman - the President's nominee for U.S. Trade Representative - for his thoughts on making t...
Posted: 06/07/13 07:50
The farm bill the Senate is poised to vote on Monday isn't the bill Nebraska Senator Mike Johanns would have written - but he says farmers and rancher...
Posted: 06/07/13 04:47
The Senate agreed Thursday morning to end debate on the farm bill and proceed to a final vote - invoking cloture on a vote of 75 to 22. In remarks ahe...
Posted: 06/06/13 12:59
The Pork Checkoff today announced new and improved tools to assist pork producers in evaluating the financial impact of sow housing choices, improving...
Posted: 06/06/13 11:26
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Senate has voted to move forward on a wide-ranging, five-year farm bill.
In a procedural vote, the chamber voted 75-22 t...
Posted: 06/06/13 11:01
California Representative Mike Thompson and Nebraska Representative Jeff Fortenberry have introduced the Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013. Li...
Posted: 06/06/13 10:32
The National Pork Board is committed to helping expedite research to find answers to the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus. To do so - NPB has approved ...
Posted: 06/06/13 09:32
National Farmers Union is applauding the administration's effort to directly engage agricultural producers on solutions to addressing climate change t...
Posted: 06/06/13 08:42
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack took the time to discuss what he calls a complex environmental challenge American agriculture will face in the years...
Posted: 06/06/13 07:30
The House Ag Appropriations Subcommittee has approved the fiscal year 2014 ag spending bill today. The measure was approved on a voice vote. It appear...
Posted: 06/06/13 05:30
The 2nd annual Tractor Relay Across Nebraska traveled from Cozad to Kearney on Wednesday. They stopped for a break at Fairbanks Intl....
Posted: 06/06/13 04:39
The House Judiciary Committee favorably reported the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 by voice vote Wednesday - but not befo...
Posted: 06/05/13 17:30
Panhandle Cooperative is expanding in Box Butte County. Strong sales has caused area cooperative to outgrown their Berea location. The Panhandle Coo...
Posted: 06/05/13 10:30
The grasshopper population is declining, unfortunately Nebraska looks to be epic center of grasshoppers in North America. The 2013 Rangeland Grasshop...
Posted: 06/05/13 07:40
The provision to allow the continued sale of genetically modified seed if a court has ruled it hasn't been properly tested for its impact will not be ...
Posted: 06/05/13 04:44
A final vote on the Senate farm bill could come as early as Thursday - but is more likely next Monday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed cloture...
