The Kitchen is Heating Up with American Lamb Dishes

The Kitchen is Heating Up with American Lamb Dishes

The calendar turned a page, and May is an exciting new month with a fantastic line up of American Lamb dishes and online cooking courses that will satisfy any palette. Of course, May kicked off the annual Lamb Jam events (https://americanlamb.com/lamb-jam/), which will generate 56 new mouth-watering American Lamb dishes,…
NGSB Announces District 4 Opening

NGSB Announces District 4 Opening

LINCOLN – One directorship on the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board is open for appointment. The appointment will fill directorship to represent a District 4 seat. The filing deadline is no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2024. District 4 includes the counties of: Sioux, Dawes, Sheridan, Cherry, Box Butte,…
Rain brings drought relief for many Nebraska farmers

Rain brings drought relief for many Nebraska farmers

Rain has kept optimism high for Butler County farmer Kevin Siffering even with replanting likely in the future. As he recounts the recent weeks, Siffering reflects on the palpable shift brought by the much-needed rainfall. From the dry, dusty days of spring, where even digging fence post holes stirred up…
Rural Radio Network to livestream Cornhusker College Rodeo May 3-4

Rural Radio Network to livestream Cornhusker College Rodeo May 3-4

Rural Radio Network TV will livestream the upcoming Cornhusker College Rodeo on AcresTV May 3-4, 2024. The rodeo will bring more than a dozen teams and hundreds of fans to the capital city. This weekend’s rodeo is the final rodeo of the regular season for athletes in the Great Plains…
Pork Company Criticizes EATS Act Inclusion in House Farm Bill Framework

Pork Company Criticizes EATS Act Inclusion in House Farm Bill Framework

WESTMINSTER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., released the outline of a new farm bill Wednesday that includes language based off the highly controversial Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, with the goal of rolling back California’s Proposition 12 (Prop 12) and other farm animal protection laws like…
New greenhouse grows opportunities for Nebraska Statewide Arboretum

New greenhouse grows opportunities for Nebraska Statewide Arboretum

Possibilities are sprouting at the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum’s new plant production greenhouse. The arboretum’s new facility on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s East Campus will be the home of its public spring, summer and fall plant sales. Growing the plants on campus will allow more freedom for arboretum employees and volunteers, offer…
UNL ag students win $35,000 in New Venture Competition for innovative startups

UNL ag students win $35,000 in New Venture Competition for innovative startups

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Center for Entrepreneurship hosted the 37th annual New Venture Competition, a business plan pitch event with $65,000 in funding in prizes, on April 16 and 18. With 48 teams representing nine colleges and 44 majors at the university competing in a bracket format, Eduardo Sicilia Ayala…