Nebraska

Two major farm shows are off the calendar for 2020, and to fill the gap, Farm Progress is launching the first-ever Farm Progress Virtual Experience, or FPVX. The event will be powered by Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days and run three days, September 15 to 17 ...

For the first time in over 60 years, there will not be a Farm Progress Show. If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

USDA Meteorologist, Brad Rippey, said recently cool weather has hampered winter wheat crop progress nationwide. "Overall, 56% of the US winter wheat headed on May 17th, that is behind the five year average of 62%, but slightly ahead of last year’s 51%," the USDA meteorologist noted. Ka ... Read More ...

On Wednesday, lawmakers in the Senate introduced the Real MEAT Act, a bill seeking to end deceptive labeling practices for alternative protein products.  Senator Deb Fischer, a Nebraska Republican, introduced the bill saying it would clarify the definition of beef for labeling purposes, eliminate consumer confusion resulting from misbranding, and ensure that the federal government can enforce the

Chinese trade negotiators did an about-face on Friday, canceling a visit to meet U.S. farmers after they wrapped up trade talks in Washington D.C. last week. A CNBC article said the Chinese delegation is headed back to China earlier than planned...

Consumers that want to know more about antibiotics use in animal agriculture should go straight to the source; farmers and ranchers.  Before Joan Ruskamp became a Nebraska cattle feeder, she was first a consumer with little knowledge of the feeding business.  ...

Nebraska Farm Bureau’s Disaster Relief Fund has received over $3 million in donations and paid out $1 million to help farmers impacted by historic flooding.  Farm Bureau Foundation Executive Director Megahan Schafer said they received donations from all 50 states, Australia, Europe and around the world.   “...

Senators from states that are still recovering from natural disasters met with President Trump at the White House to talk about stalled disaster aid.  The House passed a bill that failed to advance in the Senate.  Politico said the legislation has been bogged down for months over a dispute about U.S. aid to...

March runoff in the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was a record 11.0 million-acre feet, surpassing the previous record of 7.3 million-acre feet set in 1952.  The average March upper basin runoff is 2.9 million-acre feet, according to the U.S. A...

It could take a long time for USDA and other Ag officials to know the true extent of livestock losses in Nebraska from not only flooding but blizzards this winter.  Bobbie Kris-Wickham with the Nebraska FSA said they've been fielding a lot of calls from producers who are reporting lost livestock.  No...