Photos, video: New life on Nebraska farms, ranches
Calving season brings new life and light to spring on Nebraska farms and ranches. If you have a video or photo of a new calf, lamb or foal to share, please upload it at JournalStar.com.
Lowell Peters has been raising sheep on his farm southwest of Scribner since 1971, when he returned from serving in the Vietnam War.
Officials hope the annual FFA state convention, which runs through Friday, will be a chance to recruit students interested in teaching about agriculture.
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln report says they climbed 16% this year to an all-time record, while other sources put the increase even higher.
Ray Ward’s dream was to put his knowledge of soil health and fertility to work for farmers, but he had to convince them of the value and necessity of testing their soil.
Two bidders drove the final $10,400 in the online auction: Charles Herbster and a pair of farmer-brothers.
Ryan Liakos was raised on the family farm near Bayard, growing dry edible beans, sugar beets and corn while raising cattle.Â
After a lifetime farming sugar beets, corn and dry edible beans south of Gering, Ted Roth will be selling the farm ground and equipment in December.
Biodynamic farming combines the relationship between the plants, animals and soil to use a farm’s resources instead of importing materials.Â
A $1 million gift from the estate of Ron and Carol Krutsinger will create an endowment and fund agriculture scholarships at two Nebraska campuses.
Average prices for ag land were $3,835 per acre as of Feb. 1, up 14%, according to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s 2023 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey preliminary report.
When my son was young, he often referred to me as a princess farmer. He finally decided I was a real farmer around 10. Then about a year ago, my friend began calling me a farm-her.
"I’m crying not from pain but because I have two pot loads of cattle that need to be in Ogallala for the sale the next morning, and now what?"
Now the former problem child is essentially a hands-off farm asset that demands little expense or time.
