Valentine National Wildlife Refuge is opening up added grazing opportunities for the upcoming spring and summer season through its cooperative agriculture program. The available pasture units range from approximately 100 to 500 acres and are located on refuge property south of Valentine, Nebraska. Applications are currently being accepted from interested producers. Immediately following the historic wildfires in Nebraska and loss of over 800,000 grazing acres, both state and
Ricketts' constituent casework staff will have mobile office hours around the region beginning Thursday May 14 Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours around the state. At Mobile Office Hours, Ricketts’ staff will be on-site to assist Nebraskans with their casework needs. If Nebraskans can’t get an answer in a timely manner or feel they have been treated unfairly, Ricketts and his staff may be able
KVSH Radio had election coverage live shortly after the polls closed Tuesday evening. Out of 3,653 registered voters in Cherry County, just under 2,000 voted. 1,989 ballots were cast for a total voter turnout of 54.45%. According to the unofficial results presented to KVSH News by Cherry County Clerk Samantha Leonard, local results are as follows, For Cherry County Sheriff, two of the current deputies were running for office, hoping to replace current Sheriff Rusty Osburn wh
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge is opening up added grazing opportunities for the upcoming spring and summer season through its cooperative agriculture program. The available pasture units range from approximately 100 to 500 acres and are located on refuge property south of Valentine, Nebraska. Applications are currently being accepted from interested producers. Immediately following the historic wildfires in Nebraska and loss of over 800,000 grazing acres, both state and
Senator Deb Fischer, R-NE U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation allowing the year-round sale of E15: “After years of fighting for year-round E15, I am encouraged to see the House finally approve this effort today. Though long overdue, this is a major step toward securing stability and certainty for American producers and consumers – without any government mandates. I commend my fellow Nebras
Grain sorghum can be a summer option for forages needing limited water. Photo by Chabella Guzman With limited water availability this summer for irrigators dependent on canal water, summer annual forages may provide an opportunity to grow cover crops on prevent-plant acres that will likely have significant value as a forage resource due to drought conditions. Summer annual grasses can produce about 1 ton of forage for every 2.5 to 3.5 inches of water available to the crop.
