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Thanks Chabella Guzman, communications specialist, UNL Extension The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Agronomy and Horticulture Department offers several scholarships for students pursuing studies in agriculture, crop, or plant sciences. The following scholarships offer $1,000 for freshmen or sophomores and above pursuing agriculture, crop, or plant science studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. * Dennis Thompson Crop Improvement Scholarship - $1,000 for freshmen

R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard issued the following statement in response to the legislation Today, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) introduced the “ Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act ” that aims to deconsolidate the U.S. beef-packing industry, address foreign ownership of beef-packing facilities, and focus on eliminating unfair and unjustly discriminatory pricing practices in retail and wholesale meat markets. R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard issued the following sta

The legislation imposes a 30% tariff on sheep and lamb products from Australia or New Zealand. In late January, Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., introduced H.R.7276 in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation imposes a 30% tariff on sheep and lamb products from Australia or New Zealand. Reps. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah and Burgess Owens, R-Utah, are cosponsors of the legislation. In 2023, America’s sheep producers, who control approximately 22% of the West’s sheep inventories,

Press release from NE AG Mike Hilgers Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers today led a 15-State coalition that filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court to support uniform labeling requirements for critical farming inputs, ensuring farmers have access to glyphosate, one of the safest, most environmentally friendly, and most widely used herbicides on the market. The case concerns the labeling requirements set by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodentic

Senator Ricketts Talks FFA For His Weekly Roundup This week, we celebrate national Future Farmers of America (FFA) Week. Agriculture is the heart and soul of what we do in Nebraska. The Nebraska FFA is doing tremendous work to cultivate the next generation of ag leaders. Nebraskans who participate in FFA are the future of our state’s agriculture industry. Nebraska FFA was the 6th state to charter in 1928. Today, it has nearly 12,000 members. FFA helps young Nebraskans bu

Spring-born calves are gathered and sorted in a corral. Image Courtesy Natalie Jones Nebraska Extension will host a webinar titled Confinement Feeding Cow-calf Pairs in the Face of Limited Perennial Grass Options on March 17 at 6:30 p.m. Mountain time.   As drought continues to expand across Nebraska and the western Great Plains, pasture rental and purchase prices remain high while many harvested feed commodities are moderately priced. The webinar will explore the potential