Robert Emmons, Ph.D., a leading scientific expert on gratitude, believes that practicing gratitude encourages people to identify some amount o…
“Right Plant, Right Place” is a very important aspect of planting and it is a great time to start thinking about it while building on what I w…
The 54th Annual Omaha Home & Garden Expo and Annual Omaha Lawn, Flower & Patio Show will be open to the public Thursday, Feb. 6, from …
The members of the Cozad FFA Chapter have been busy. During their first semester, the Haymaker crew increased their membership, competed in ev…
Two scholarships of $1,500 are available for women in agriculture.
Kansas moves to updating progress as activities occur
If you are considering planting trees or shrubs to create a windbreak, mitigate erosion, to create wildlife habitat or for other conservation …
Nebraska pulse crop producers could soon acquire the benefits of belonging to a national organization in the same way corn and soybean producers.
A series of postcards sent in 1911 from Coon Rapids, Iowa, to Scranton, Iowa. They are made from actual photos. The cards are addressed to Wil…
There are two legendary football coaches who are retired and living in Manhattan, Kansas. One is Bill Snyder, a multiple-time national coach o…
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Heart City Bull Bash. The popular one-day event is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 13, in Valentine, …
The National FFA Organization, established in 1928, is a program dedicated to the education of the future generations in agriculture.
Recently, The Broken Bow FFA Chapter was busy with their biggest fundraiser of the year. The members sell fruit through a local grocery store …
The Kansas Department of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension are offering virtual workshops for farmers’ market vendors and those w…
Gratitude inspires us to be more kind, more generous and helpful, and strengthens relationships.
It was three in the morning when Jacob got that popcorn on the way to a bowl game. That stop for gas turned into an experience which would sti…
The best of eastern and western blackberry genetics have been melded to create Eclipse, Galaxy and Twilight, three new blackberry varieties re…
Gun show season has gotten underway for 2021. Over the next three weeks there are seven shows scheduled for the region.
The seed catalogs are arriving and planting ideas are forming. However, there are things to keep in mind when planning your garden or new plan…
The Twin River FFA Chapter of Genoa, Nebraska, is an older, well-established chapter with a plethora of laurels to rest upon. But, advisor Kel…
While the Stanton FFA Chapter may be one of the oldest in Nebraska, enthusiasm for participation has not waned with the years.
Deborah (Loseke) Svoboda, the (then) 6-year-old daughter of Willis and Mila Loseke of Platte Center, Nebraska, sits on the porch in July 1957.…
In December, you might not think much about your garden due to the colder temperatures and snow, which is falling as I write this article. How…
James R. Vernon uses what may be a Waterloo Boy steam tractor to power the belt for a thresher on his farm located southwest of Lorenzo, Nebra…
Joseph Schlickbernd’s father displays the beginnings of what would become the Double S Farms and the Schlickbernd Cattle Co., herd.
Nature restores. Taking a walk outdoors after too much time on our many screens — phones, computers, televisions — can go a long ways toward c…
Know a Nebraska rancher, farmer or forester who goes above and beyond in the care and management of natural resources? Nominate them for the 2…