The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is reopening the public comment period on an interim final rule updating
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Annual Tractor and Equipment Safety Training Dates Announced for May and June
The Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, in collaboration with
Recent Reads: The Psychology of Money
By Jessica Groskopf Nebraska Extension Agricultural Economist Economists are taught to assume that humans are rational and make decisions accordingly. Working with farm and
USDA Issues $2.14 Billion to Agricultural Producers through Key Conservation and Safety-Net Programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will begin issuing more than $2.14 billion in payments to eligible agricultural producers, and landowners—providing
HPAI Detected in Dawson County
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has detected
Planning for the Calving Season
By Aaron Berger Nebraska Extension Livestock Educator Preparing for the calving season can help minimize calf loss and reduce stress on those caring for
Verbal Leases: What Happens When Someone Dies
By Jessica Groskopf Nebraska Extension Ag Economist At a recent farmland leasing workshop, the question was raised, “I am a landlord with a handshake
Researchers to Relocate Parasitoid Wasps in Battle with Wheat Stem Sawfly
The Nebraska Extension held a Crop Production Clinic on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the UNL Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff. The
APHIS Identifies Third HPAI Spillover in Dairy Cattle
On February 13, 2025, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) confirmed by whole genome sequence a
Taking Care of the Land: A Conservation Ethic
By Craig Derickson Nebraska Soil Health Coalition Secretary There’s an old saying in conservation circles: “If you take care of the land, the land