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09/27/2023

Commentary. It seems that the agriculture industry has spent a whole lot of time for a whole lot of years reminding our customers how little they pay for food instead of promoting its quality and how diverse and abundant and safe it is. At a time when everything is more expensive, increases in the price…

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Cyndi Young

09/27/2023

Commentary. It seems that the agriculture industry has spent a whole lot of time for a whole lot of years reminding our customers how little they pay for food instead of promoting its quality and how diverse and abundant and safe it is. At a time when everything is more expensive, increases in the price…

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Cyndi Young

09/27/2023

A US Senator is encouraging the USDA to declare its employees essential. During a call on Wednesday, Pete Ricketts, a Republican from Nebraska, told reporters its vital that the USDA continue to report market data. “So that those people can stay at their jobs, and we can continue to get that information out.” And, he…

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Kellan Heavican

09/27/2023

A US Senator is encouraging the USDA to declare its employees essential. During a call on Wednesday, Pete Ricketts, a Republican from Nebraska, told reporters its vital that the USDA continue to report market data. “So that those people can stay at their jobs, and we can continue to get that information out.” And, he…

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Kellan Heavican

09/27/2023

Legislation introduced in the US House would help levee districts along the upper Mississippi River better prepare for future floods. The Upper Mississippi River Levee Safety Act grants local districts more flexibility to maintain levee systems and addresses federal regulatory challenges that have curbed improvements. A delegation from Illinois including Representatives Darin LaHood, Mary Miller,…

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Rhiannon Branch

09/27/2023

Legislation introduced in the US House would help levee districts along the upper Mississippi River better prepare for future floods. The Upper Mississippi River Levee Safety Act grants local districts more flexibility to maintain levee systems and addresses federal regulatory challenges that have curbed improvements. A delegation from Illinois including Representatives Darin LaHood, Mary Miller,…

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Rhiannon Branch

09/27/2023

A Northeast Nebraska farmer says he’s pleasantly surprised by soybean yields this harvest even though drought impacted crops. Quentin Connealy farmers along the Missouri River, about an hour north of Omaha, and says an additional 12 inches of water during irrigation season helped push yields to about 75 bushels per acre. “Seems like the yield…

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Kellan Heavican

09/27/2023

A Northeast Nebraska farmer says he’s pleasantly surprised by soybean yields this harvest even though drought impacted crops. Quentin Connealy farmers along the Missouri River, about an hour north of Omaha, and says an additional 12 inches of water during irrigation season helped push yields to about 75 bushels per acre. “Seems like the yield…

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Kellan Heavican

09/27/2023

Whether it’s hot, or cold — let’s raise a glass to celebrate National Chocolate Milk Day.  There are a couple of different stories about how chocolate milk was created.  One story is that Doctor Sir Hans Sloane created the concoction in 1687.  Another story credits the Jamaicans for brewing a hot beverage from shavings of…

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Meghan Grebner