Latest News From Nebraska

New Custom Rates For Livestock Services Published
New Custom Rates For Livestock Services Published

What should you expect to pay for custom baling or silage chopping? A new report from the University of Nebraska may offer guidelines. A webinar covering the livestock-specific report will be held at noon on Thursday.

U.S. Farmers' Field of Dreams Is Soaked
U.S. Farmers' Field of Dreams Is Soaked

Just when it looked like the trade-war pain would ease, flooding across the Midwest has done billions of dollars in damage.

Nebraska Panel Advances Farmland Property Tax Measure
Nebraska Panel Advances Farmland Property Tax Measure

A bill that would tie farmland property taxes to the value of commodity prices is headed to the full Nebraska Legislature for debate.

Requirements on removal and disposal dead livestock are being temporarily eased in Nebraska after last week’s blizzard and flooding, along with an easing on travel restrictions for vehicles helping with flood relief.
Executive Order Aids Nebraska's Flood Impacted Livestock Producers

Requirements on removal and disposal dead livestock are being temporarily eased in Nebraska after last week’s blizzard and flooding, along with an easing on travel restrictions for vehicles helping with flood relief.

Floodwaters Threaten Millions in Crop and Livestock Losses
Floodwaters Threaten Millions in Crop and Livestock Losses

The flooding is expected to continue throughout the week in several states as high water flows down the Missouri River.

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Nonprofit Brings Flood-Stricken Nebraska Ranchers Hay Help

A farm aid nonprofit is launching an effort to deliver donated hay to ranchers in flood-stricken Nebraska, resurrecting a program first used nearly two years ago to help cattle producers facing drought conditions.

The cost of kernel processing should be compared to the expected value to be gained from feed improvement to determine if the additional cost is justified.
Kernel Processing at Harvest Was Calculated to Improve Silage 6.5%

The cost of kernel processing should be compared to the expected value to be gained from feed improvement to determine if the additional cost is justified.

Making hailed corn into corn silage can be a good option.
Making Silage from Late-Season Hail-Damaged Corn

Making hailed corn into corn silage can be a good option. 

Bridging The Gap Between the Environment, Human and Animal Health
Bridging The Gap Between the Environment, Human and Animal Health

The Beef Checkoff Promotional Board, along with some of its subcontractors, are taking the initiative a step further, studying disease transmission, antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance.

Bridging The Gap Between the Environment, Human and Animal Health
Bridging The Gap Between the Environment, Human and Animal Health

The Beef Checkoff Promotional Board, along with some of its subcontractors, are taking the initiative a step further, studying disease transmission, antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance.

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Nebraska Dairies Experience Decreased Demand

Nebraska's wide grasslands, fields of golden corn and gushing aquifers make the state a nearly perfect home for cows that are content to live a quiet life of chewing cud and being milked.

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Project to Brand Plains Provinces, States as Protein Region

Officials in three Canadian plains provinces and six northern U.S. states are launching an effort to brand the region as the potential provider of protein to the world.

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Stack of Hay Bales Catches Fire at Nebraska Dairy Farm

Firefighters have responded to a blaze that broke out at Butler County Dairy in Rising City, Nebraska.

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Bill Proposes State Standards for Nebraska Livestock Permits

A sharp decline in the number of Nebraska dairy farms while neighboring states prosper is driven by inconsistent local zoning regulations, some county officials say, and a measure moving through the Legislature aims to rectify the issue with a mandatory set of standards.

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Nebraska Grocery Chain Joining Dairy in Compost Venture

Officials for a Lincoln, Neb.-based grocery chain are hoping to turn tons of produce, bakery goods, meat scraps, floral arrangements and cardboard into a salable compost product after it's mixed with manure from a dairy.

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Nebraska Works to Recruit Dairy Farmers From Other States

Nebraska is trying to attract dairy farmers from other states with the promise of abundant land, plentiful water and feed, and agriculture-friendly rules.