Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
- Kristen Sindelar
Talk to Sydney Jenkins about her summer, and two distinct themes resonate: spending time with family and showing livestock.
- Glenn Brunkow
"That last week before school started seemed like it only lasted a couple of days."
- Jaclyn Wilson
"Law No. 1: Livestock know when you are in a hurry. They also know when you are wearing good clothes."
- Kristen Sindelar
A mosaic may seem like a simple piece of art with its broken glass shards wedged together by grout, but the 4-H鈥檈rs who attended the Mosaics June Jamboree program with the Nebraska Extension in Custer County know there is much more than meets the eye when creating this type of art.
- Dixi Wellman
"We were more than excited to lend them our smiles, big welcomes, give directions, answer questions and play tour guide to all that Lincoln and surrounding areas had to offer."聽
- Kristen Sindelar
"I don鈥檛 know what I was thinking in May when I planted the entire package of green beans."
- Kristen Sindelar
"I don鈥檛 know what I was thinking in May when I planted the entire package of green beans."
- Janelle Atyeo
鈥淲e were looking at some pretty significant tip back on dryland,鈥 Milligan farmer Jordan Uldrich said, estimating that drought stress would prevent 25-40% of kernels from filling.
- Kristen Sindelar
With the delicate stroke of her paintbrush, life takes form on a blank canvas for young artist Hailey Uffelman.
- Glenn Brunkow
"Every year I feel like a really mean person as I take the halter from children who are sobbing uncontrollably as they part ways with their lamb or goat."
- Jaclyn Wilson
We did something a little bit different this weekend at the ranch. A neighbor offered a ranch emergency training seminar, and after seeing it posted about a month ago, I had signed all of us up to go.
- Katie Kaliff-Jagels
"Watching the kids play in the yard and chase the ducks, and witnessing how excited they were to see the cows reminds me how fortunate we are to be able to share this with them."
- Kristen Sindelar
A cyclone hit Seymour Elementary in January, impacting more than 25 students and causing widespread fun and excitement.
- By Noah Sebergerk of Bassett, Neb.
The start of school is quickly approaching, which means less pastures and more classrooms.
- Kristen Sindelar
The 2026 Nebraska State Fair is set for Aug. 28 to Sept. 7 at Fonner Park in Grand Island. This year鈥檚 theme celebrates the one-of-a-kind experiences, traditions, people and moments that make the State Fair a showcase of Nebraska pride.
- By Alexa Davis, Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment
The Nebraska Grazing Exchange, an online platform connecting livestock producers with landowners offering forage, plays an increasingly important role in improving grazing access, supporting livestock health, and strengthening community collaboration across Nebraska.聽
- By BaiLee McMillan, Nebraska IFYE Association
"Smoke from the fires in France has made it to Switzerland, and the Alps are hazy now ... some of the cattle grazing in the mountains have to return early to the farms."
- Kristen Sindelar
Phelps County has more than meets the eye. Take a detour on the backroads, and your imagination will beckon you into a historical era richer than the fertile Holdrege silt loam that sustains this agrarian region.
- Sotirios Archontoulis, Mike Castellano and Raheel Osman Iowa State University
Rainfall from spring and into midsummer wasn't unusual in total amount, but it was unusual in how it arrived in central Iowa. Cumulative rainfall data from April 1 to July 20 in Boone, Iowa, was in the upper-middle range of the 30-year record at 19.5 inches.
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
New county-level data shows U.S. irrigated farmland grew by more than 3 million acres between 1997 and 2022鈥攂ut the national number hides a much more interesting story playing out county by county.
- By Benjamin Herrold, Iowa Farmer Today
Randy Dreher did not plan to teach other people how to do artificial insemination. It was just something he did for his cattle on his farm in western Iowa, near Audubon.
- By Cara (Boecker) Hoehne, Madison County alumna
"Cake decorating may look simple from the outside, but it takes patience, practice, creativity and problem-solving skills."
- Glenn Brunkow
"Our form of government is built upon the idea of each of us participating."聽
- Jaclyn Wilson
"The farm bill write up is going on right now, and somehow mandatory country of origin labeling or MCOOL has reared its ugly head again." Jaclyn Wilson breaks down the points against mandatory labeling, but you should do your own reserach, too.
