LINCOLN – The Nebraska Cattlemen (NC) Board of Directors said Laura Field will be the next NC Executive Vice President starting on March 1, 2023. Field has lived in Nebraska for a decade and is from a rural community in Texas.  She has been apa'... Read More

LINCOLN – Producers in Nebraska are being reminded by the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) that the time to make elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2023 crop year is now. Sign'... Read More

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Farm Bureau (NEFB) looks to bring young farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness professionals across the state of Nebraska to the conference. The conference takes place on January 27 and 28 in Kearney, Nebraska at the Younes C'... Read More

LINCOLN – Nebraska milk production from October to December in 2022 totaled 356 million pounds, an uptick from the same time frame in 2021. According to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, this is an increase of 1% from the Oc'... Read More

LINCOLN – The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Central States Center for Ag Health and Safety, and the Grain Handling Safety Council are sponsoring a grain bin safety training course. The course will provide a training opportunity for a'... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03), Congressman Drew Ferguson (GA-03), Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), and Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) have introduced H.R. 8432, the Beagle Brigade Act of 2022 in the House of Represe'... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer’s (R-Neb.) Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act today passed out of the Senate Agriculture Committee. The bill passed by voice vote with only two recorded no votes, and is now eligible for a final'... Read More

LINCOLN  – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Ag Committee, joined Sens. Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai - urging  Amba'... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) has announced Heidi Borg will serve as agriculture liaison. In this role, Borg will be a resource for agriculture producers and stakeholders across the Third District.   Smith released the foll'... Read More

NORFOLK, NE – The Nebraska Cattlemen PAC has announced support of conservative Republican Mike Flood's candidacy for Congress.   The Association says - "We are pleased to announce our support for Mike Flood, who we believe will best rep'... Read More

LINCOLN – Governor Pete Ricketts signed LB 1261e during a ceremony at the Nebraska State Capitol on Tuesday.  LB 1261e extends the Nebraska Advantage Rural Development Act, which had been set to expire at the end of 2022.  The bill also expands t'... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement today after President Joe Biden plans to announce he will allow the sale of E15 during the summer:   “I'... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Several national and Nebraska agriculture organizations have emphasized their support for U.S. Senator Deb Fischer’s (R-Neb.) updated Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act. Sen. Fischer, who is a member of the Senate Agri'... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released an updated version of their legislation, the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act. The senators first'... Read More