Gov. Ricketts has announced the appointment of Stephanie Beasley of Indiana as the next Director of Children and Family Services (CFS) Division for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Beasley currently works as the Chief Oper... Read More

The difference between a good farmer and a great manager often comes down to knowing the true financial position of a farm. Good records make it possible to track an operation’s financial position, while inaccurate records can lead to misguided man... Read More

LINCOLN — Speakers from across the nation will present on a variety of topics during the Agronomy and Horticulture Spring 2020 Seminar Series starting January 24, 2020. Seminars begin at 3:30 pm in 150 Keim Hall, Nebraska East Campus. Refreshment... Read More

Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 101st Annual Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2020 on key topics ranging from dairy to labor and climate change to conservation compliance.... Read More

January 22, 2020 – Everyone hates road construction, even the soils and bodies of water around the roads. Paved roads can’t absorb water, so that responsibility falls to the soil next to the road. Unfortunately, those soils are often damaged duri... Read More

Summary At the close grains were mostly lower. Corn in the front month contracts was able to hold small gains. December new crop corn also held the $4 mark. Kansas City wheat was well of it's lows by the close, but was still the leader to the down... Read More

YORK- Just before 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday evening a three-vehicle accident occurred directly west of Sahling Kenworth on South Lincoln Avenue in York and it resulted in one fatality.  The vehicles involved included two cars and one semi and the driver ... Read More

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Six college students selected for the third class of the Kansas Corn Collegiate Academy kicked-off the first of four learning sessions recently. This session, held in Kansas City was focused on trade, consumer education and agrono... Read More

YORK COUNTY- On January 19, 2020, a deputy with the York County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Interstate 80 near mile marker 348.  The vehicle was stopped for committing a traffic violation in the area.  The occupants of... Read More

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue talked over the weekend about his willingness to make changes in National Ag Statistics Service methods of crop data collection. A Farm Journal article says during 2019 and it’s many challenges, many farmers were openly... Read More