Native Nebraska pasture plants such as Tall, Platte (prairie), Flodman, Yellowspine, and Wavyleaf (gray) Thistles can be beneficial for butterflies and provide seeds for songbirds. However, many ‘nonnative’ Thistle species such as Musk, Canada, Plumeless, Bull and Scotch are ‘Noxious Weeds’ that must be controlled depending on your Nebraska county.…
Construction of the National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture at Nebraska Innovation Campus launched with a ceremonial turning of dirt on May 6. The state-of-the-art research center is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Nebraska Innovation Campus. The center will…
University of Nebraska alumnus Paul Engler, who died May 3 at age 94, believed the secret to successful entrepreneurship was to have “a fire in the belly” to find a better way of doing things. He credited that mindset for his accomplishments in the cattle industry and wanted to find…
Lincon, Neb. -- 25-year-old Leopoldo Ramirez of Lexington was sentenced Thursday in Lincoln for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of meth and fentanyl. Ramirez will serve 11 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Between at least June 2021…
Public lands grazers should make plans now to attend the Grazing Public Lands: Guidance and Resources in a Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak webinar set for May 13 at 2 p.m. eastern time. Managing livestock grazing public lands in an FMD outbreak poses unique challenges for sheep and cattle ranchers. An effective…
Florida is going meatless-less. The state has set a groundbreaking precedent by being the first state to officially prohibit the manufacturing and sales of lab-grown meat, with other states considering similar measures. This move follows opposition from politicians and meat lobbying groups like the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association who…
U.S. trade policy can strengthen supply chain resiliency and ensure that U.S. dairy continues growing as a global leader. That’s the testimony that Tony Rice, Trade Policy Director for the National Milk Producers Federation, gave at a hearing before U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. The U.S. dairy industry exported more…
Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska-Kearney track and field team won three individual events at the 2024 MIAA Outdoor Championships this weekend in Maryville, Mo.Northwest Missouri hosted the meet which began Friday afternoon and ran until Sunday night.Fremont senior Wes Ferguson (800-meters), Kearney senior Brayden Sorensen (high jump) and York sophomore…
Nebraska fell short of completing its second series sweep on the road in Big Ten play, as the Huskers fell 6-2 at Minnesota on Sunday afternoon at Siebert Field in Minneapolis. Nebraska (30-16, 12-6 Big Ten) scored two runs on seven hits, while Minnesota (21-21, 7-11 Big Ten) totaled six…
COLUMBUS, OH. - Bethania de la Cruz hammered a match-high 21 kills as the Omaha Supernovas (14-7) ran past the Columbus Fury (8-13) in four sets (24-26, 25-22, 25-18, 25-20) Saturday night at Nationwide Arena in downtown Columbus. The Supernovas are now one win away from locking up the No. 2 seed in…
