The 39th Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference will be held Feb. 22-23, 2024, in Kearney, at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, 110 Second Ave.
Month: January 2024
Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs Receive Extension
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers can now enroll in the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and
Corn Board to Meet
The Nebraska Corn Board will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at the Hall County Extension Office (3180 W. Highway 34)
Reflections for the Week of Jan. 1-5
BBDC: ∙ Wednesday, participated in the Quarterly Career Connections of Western Nebraska Zoom meeting to discuss our successes in 2023 and planning for 2024.
“Benefits of Pasteurization”
My father-in-law is a farmer. He grew up on the family farm in southwest Minnesota, where his dad grew up, too. Blessed by fertile soil,
849,000 Pounds: KAB Recycling Sets Another Record In 2023
Our diesel’s unmistakable rumble announces the pickup as it enters the alley. It will have to wait to switch out totes of cardboard as
Take your Time
It takes half an hour for us to go to town if roads are ok and we don’t encounter herds of cattle being moved,
Minimum Wage Increases
On January 1, Nebraska’s minimum wage went up to $12.00 an hour. Minimum wage is the lowest hourly rate an employer can pay an
I’m Not Retiring and a Radio Rant
Following the local media’s coverage of the swearing in ceremony of my assistant, Molly Ridgeway, on January 2, to Deputy Clerk of the District
State Investment in Public Education Needs to be Repaid in Property Tax Relief
Upon entering my first legislative session it was imperative that we tighten the state’s belt. We need to run government like a business, which