Alzheimers disease may have connections to ag and “rural”


Recently, a friend who retired from farming in 2016 passed away at age 77. He and his wife whom he cared for because she suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, moved to town three years ago so he could be with her at all times, unless his daughter or other competent persons were available for backup. “Joe” kept a vow he made […]

National Hay SummaryWeek ending May 24th

Compared to last week all reported forages sold steady. Demand was moderate for baled hay with very good demand for alfalfa pellets. Some producers in the western side of the state noted some buyers would like to make contracts on new crop alfalfa hay. Many producers are on the fence about making contracts before any hay has been baled. Some […]

National Grain Summary Week ending May 24th

Compared to last week, cash bids for wheat were mostly higher; corn and sorghum was higher; soybeans were lower. Ethanol production for week ending May 17th totaled 1.071 million barrels per day, a 20,000 barrel increase when compared to the week prior. Ethanol stocks were at 23.4 mb this week, an increase of 1.2 mb. Monday’s planting progress report for […]

United States Cattle on Feed Up 2 Percent

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.8 million head on May 1, 2019. The inventory was 2 percent above May 1, 2018. This is the highest May 1 inventory since the series began in 1996. Placements in feedlots during April totaled 1.84 million […]

Flooding, Flooding, Flooding!


A huge thank you goes to all the men,  women and children of all ages who came out to help sandbag the community of Philip. Our local volunteer fire departments and the emergency management folks took the lead and were able to redirect much of the flooding waters.  The excessive rain forced the Bad River out of its banks, flowing […]

Transition Session & Tour in SW Nebraska is June 11-12 

The Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition (NGLC) –Nebraska Extension joint Generational Transition and Summer Grazing Tour is set for June 11-12, 2019 in Southwest Nebraska. The event will begin June 11 with the Generation Transition Session from 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the UNL West Central Research Extension Center near North Platte, featuring ranch estate planning attorney, Pam Olsen and […]

Secretary Perdue visits his 50th State

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue foot Utah last week making it his 50th state visited since becoming Secretary just over two years ago. Since then, he has traveled more than 100,000 miles, held nearly 200 townhall discussions and visited nearly 100 farms across the country listening to America’s farmers, ranchers, foresters and producers. “It is my honor and privilege […]