Continuing shocks to the meat processing industry from the ongoing global health crisis have many states, including Nebraska, looking for ways…
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After an incredibly tumultuous year, many South Dakota communities are facing significant public health and economic challenges.
As they continue to face challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, rural small businesses and communities with loans through the U.S. Dep…
Bipartisan efforts to support local businesses and livestock producers continued in Congress, with the introduction of the Strengthening Local…
Bipartisan efforts to support local businesses and livestock producers continued in Congress, with the introduction of the Strengthening Local…
Military veterans across Nebraska can get help beginning or continuing a career in agriculture.
"We urge the new administration to take strong stances in support of rural America."
In spring 2020, we heard terrible stories of overburdened hospitals leading to preventable deaths in Italy. Soon after, these stories started …
In spring 2020, we heard terrible stories of overburdened hospitals leading to preventable deaths in New York City. Now, as the COVID-19 virus…
The impacts of the pandemic have been detrimental for many of our main street businesses which make initiatives like Small Business Saturday even more timely this year.
"By taking a closer look at how food sovereignty rebuilds disconnected nutrition systems in native communities, we can begin to understand how education, access, distribution, and resiliency address intersecting challenges and opportunities."
Who deserves farm payments? Farm payments should be reserved for family farms facing difficult times, but the government and taxpayers should …
Many resources exist for veterans interested in starting a farm or ranch operation. Here's a few:
For the landowner, the benefit includes a refundable tax credit equal to 10% of the cash rent or 15% of the value of the share-crop rent received. The deadline to apply is Nov. 1.
October is Farm to School Month which provides a chance for teachers to inspire and educate students on where their food comes from.
As the new school year gets underway across Nebraska, we are seeing a renewed focus on agriculture education and local food.
In 2018, there were 6,038,535 Nebraska acres—or 13% of the state’s total agricultural land—actively enrolled in CSP.
As transmission lines tap out and viable wind sites decrease, those on the next frontier for renewable power are looking to the skies.
The Small Meat Sector Resilience Act offers a solution by creating a framework for local meat lockers to expand their operations. This legislation uses cost share programs, technical assistance, and targeted grants to increase processing capacity and add additional storage.
Are you a part of your local farmers market, as a customer, vendor, manager, cheerleader, or funder? Markets carry great tradition, and whatev…
On June 26, U.S. Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), members of the House Agriculture Committee, introduced a companion b…
As Iowa farmers and landowners look for ways to continue building soil health and protecting the state’s watersheds, many are using cover crops.
Planting and emergence progress for both corn and soybeans are ahead of the five-year average across the Midwest, but still fresh in farmers’ …
While states are beginning to reopen in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, businesses are still hurting.
For generations, the Johnsons have prioritized conservation on their farm. They were presented with an opportunity to enhance conservation measures on their operation when they found out about the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).