by admin | Jul 22, 2019 | Ag News, Local, News
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Executive Director Kay Hand today is reminding producers in Blaine, Cherry, Grant, Hooker and Thomas Counties who suffered livestock losses due to the recent extreme heat that financial assistance...
by admin | Jul 13, 2019 | Ag News, Local, News
The Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed a woman in Nebraska has died of West Nile virus. This is the first case of West Nile in Nebraska this year. The case was reported in May and it was in North Central Health Department’s jurisdiction which...
by admin | Jul 8, 2019 | Ag News, Local, News
June 25th was 4-H Livestock Day at the Cherry County Fairgrounds. The annual 4-H Livestock Judging Contest was held. As a plus this year there was also a Livestock Fitting/Showmanship Clinic. Andy Dawson and CHS, Elanco, and New Generations Supplements were...
by admin | Jun 27, 2019 | 2-State, Ag News, Local, News
Farmers and ranchers with expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts may now re-enroll in certain CRP continuous signup practices or, if eligible, select a one-year contract extension. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) also is accepting offers from those who...
by admin | Jun 26, 2019 | Ag News, Local, News
Nebraskans can now add the blacklegged tick to the list of ticks found in the state. Established populations of this tick were recently identified for the first time in Nebraska in Douglas, Sarpy and Saunders counties. Blacklegged ticks, also called deer ticks, can...
by admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Ag News, Local, News
Producers in 19 Nebraska counties are being asked to consider participating in a pilot project to test their ability to use precision ag data for reporting acreage to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies. Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) State...
