Many in the older generation can recall their childhood summers filled with endless days spent exploring the great outdoors. This was especially true if you were lucky enough to go to 4-H camp, where the adventures that made camp special featured hiking in the woods, being on the water and s…
There’s a difference between weed control and weed suppression, according to south central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich. Control is what can be achieved with herbicides. “You’re not stopping the weed,” Uldrich said. “They’re to clean up afterward. Interseeding is weed suppression.”
The key to overcoming this foliar disease is understanding it, agronomists say
Editor's note: New World screwworm was discovered June 3 in a calf in Texas. The pest has moved into the United States, a longtime possible nightmare for livestock owners.
Experts said an outbreak could cause $1.8 billion in damage to Texas' economy and likely would raise beef prices by shrinking cattle supply.
For barrel racers, breakaway ropers, the road to Cheyenne passes through North Platte
Kids around Osmond, Nebraska know that to be an all-star, you’ve got to join 4-H.
Today’s beef cattle are bigger than they were a generation ago, and according to Kansas State University experts, that shift may represent more than a passing cycle in the cattle industry.
Next year’s corn rootworm pressure is already taking shape. For growers who want to stay ahead of it, the time to measure that risk is now. Adult beetles are active in late spring and early summer, feeding, mating and laying the eggs that will determine next year’s pressure. For growers in h…
The temps are heating up, kids are out of school and the days are getting longer. For Elise Anderson, these are signs that her favorite season is almost here: fair season.
“When I go out to the pasture, they all follow me around. They’ve been referred to as my herd of dogs.”
Producers are urged to watch their cattle herds, especially cattle imported from other states, after Theileria, a tick-borne parasite that affects cattle, was detected in several Nebraska counties. The Asian longhorned tick is the primary carrier responsible for spreading the parasite.
Farmers are choosing not to plant their fields to cash crops that require high dollar inputs and bring ever smaller returns. Instead, they’re seeding the land back to the plants that grew before settlers began to turn dirt with plows.
It was no small feat for Maywood, Nebraska’s FFA chapter members and their teacher to have a banner year. Many of the members earned awards, and the chapter dug deep to engage in numerous community service projects.
From entertaining clown to rodeo Bible camp leader, the late Bob Woodward had a heart for others.
For a plant that grows naturally on the Midwest prairies, significant effort goes into starting native grasses and flowers in a greenhouse.
More moisture is indicated for the Central Plains for the last week of May, according to the latest forecast from the Climate Prediction Center issued Thursday, May 21.
A central Nebraska woman turned her love of horses into a nonprofit organization, Heartland Youth Ranch, offering hope and healing for the child and families amidst horse riding sessions, summer camps and a women’s retreat in the fall.
A Tryon, Nebraska, native and his family return to Buffalo Bill Rodeo each year for competition and family time.
Buckle up for a trip down memory lane for the Holt County 150th Birthday Historical Caravan Tour June 6. The day-long event will take you to five historical pit stops on the Highway 275-20 corridor, beginning at Ewing and ending at Stuart.
K-State beef cattle experts explain economic drivers and how mature cow size may need to be different across segments in the industry
Deep in the vast ranching territory in Cherry County in the Nebraska Sandhills, FFA has generated huge enthusiasm at Cody-Kilgore High School.
“You only get one chance at planting, and if you can control the situation, you go ahead and turn the key or flip the switch and you make conditions right for yourself,” said Jordan Uldrich from his farm in south central Nebraska.
Sandhills cowboy Brad Wilson is nothing if not determined.
K-State and national experts discuss how imports and exports shape state-level economic outcomes
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