System gives early warning of streamflow drought conditions
- Glenn Brunkow
"We have rain forecast all week, but I will believe that when I see it."
- By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector
Surging oil prices associated with instability in the Middle East threaten to exacerbate tight margins for Kansas farmers by driving up the cost of fuel and fertilizer, a Kansas State University economist says.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"Kenya will definitely go down as a highlight, between seeing the wildlife, entrepreneurship and meeting some amazing individuals that are operating businesses where community social impact is a huge part of their business dynamics."
- Katie Kaliff-Jagels
"There’s praying, and then there’s the standing over the sink in total silence staring out the window praying – the sink prayers, I’ll call them."
- Kristen Sindelar
Nia Karmann sees the world through a different lens. As a professional photographer, she seeks to capture the essence of nature, to view life from a different angle.
- Paula Peterson
Right this very minute down on the farm we are full speed ahead with calving season.
- Glenn Brunkow
This week I was on Facebook and what I read made me mad. I know, it was my own fault for being on social media. What did I expect? We all know that social media is the Wild West. You do not have to be right to have an opinion and anyone can express any opinion.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"Herds have tribe members with them throughout the day, guiding them on foot to new grazing areas. Docility is stellar."
- Katelyn Winberg
"Sixty to 65% of the yield we lose in a season comes from stress," South Dakota native Jason Schley told the crowd at Commodity Classic. "Our industry is so focused on offense, but the biggest bang for your dollar is defense."
- Kristen Sindelar
Disaster has the tendency to bring out the worst. Victims are left scrambling to pick up the pieces in attempt to restore some fragment of normalcy in their lives.
- Kristen Sindelar
“Cereal rye management is very difficult for producers because it grows so fast. The quality gets away from them,” said Mary Drewnoski, beef systems extension specialist with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The university has a new tool for that.
- Ruth Nicolaus
Looking for a people friendly horse to give rides at their Christmas tree farm, the Jenson family of Blair, Nebraska, found Shires.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"Japan food was interesting. Most I could identify, some I could not. My chopstick skills continued to increase."
- Glenn Brunkow
I do not know about you but occasionally, I have those little moments of epiphany – a point in time when something becomes crystal clear to you. I had one of those moments Sunday.
Livestock producers are making key decisions this spring on pasture rental rates, stocking levels and managing risk in uncertain conditions. A three-part webinar series from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability, in collaboration with Nebraska Extension’s…
- from the Beef Improvement Federation
Eye-tracking research sheds light on decision-making at bull sales
- By Kameron Jutten, Palisade, Neb.
This week has been focused on preparing for the Nebraska State FFA Convention, set for March 25-27 in Lincoln. I’m working on my sales pitch to make it sound more professional and make sure it flows naturally.
- Janelle Atyeo
When south central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich makes decisions for planting season, he’s not thinking just about what will give him the best yields. He wants to do whatever he can to build soil health.
- By Natalie Jones, UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
On cold spring mornings in the Nebraska Sandhills, calving season can test even the most experienced ranchers.
- Kristen Sindelar
Ever feel like you’re a pawn when trying to decrypt all the different agricultural programs and incentives? Sometimes it seems like just when you're about to make a move, the rules of the game change. Instead of landing on “payday,” you’re sent back to square one.
- By Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock Educator
Wildfires occurring in western and central Nebraska mirror a broader trend of increasing wildfire frequency and magnitude across the western United States. While the immediate impacts of wildfire are devastating to beef production and rural communities, the effects of wildfire smoke may also…
Honoring a lifetime of stewardship, innovation and wildlife conservation on Nebraska's working lands
Surprise, Nebraska, farmer Teresa Otte passed away last fall, but her legacy lives on in the healthy soils she restored, the wildlife habitat she established, and the example she set for farmers across Nebraska and beyond.
- Kristen Sindelar
Having the capability to broadcast residual herbicides while simultaneously spot spraying non-residual herbicides can increase yields by as much as 18 bushels per acre.
- Glenn Brunkow
Calving season has officially started for us. I must admit, it was kind of a surprise.
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