K-State veterinarians look at the benefits of supplementing calf nutrition with the practice of creep feeding
- Kristen Sindelar
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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."
- Kristen Sindelar
Bree Vanosdall of rural Hoskins has been in stitches ever since she tore her ACL last December.
More than 250 startup founders, producers, investors, researchers, university leaders, agribusiness professionals and public-sector partners gathered July 15-16 at Nebraska Innovation Campus for AgTech Connect 2026 to discuss some of agriculture's most pressing opportunities and challenges.
- Kristen Sindelar
Good fences make good neighbors. The same can be said of a good livestock brand program.
- By Kaitlin Donovan, Beef Improvement Federation
Do your discussions on beef cow efficiency center on growth and feed conversion? That鈥檚 where many producers start, but it's the wrong place to focus, one researcher says.
- By Libby Schaneman, Nebraska Cattlemen
As many are recovering from the worst wildfire disaster in Nebraska鈥檚 history, it is awe inspiring to witness the ways people from the across the state, country and the globe are banding together and showing their support for producers in the Beef State.聽
- Janelle Atyeo
By his calculations, Jordan Uldrich鈥檚 irrigated corn is set up to yield as much as 220 bushels an acre on less than a third of the synthetic nitrogen he used to use.
- By Noah Seberger, Bassett, Neb.
The hot and dry conditions are continuing to stress the cattle and grass. Dry Creek, a small creek running across pastures on our ranch, is now almost completely dry except for a few low-lying stagnant puddles.
- Janelle Atyeo
It was a big change when Jason Regier moved his family from Kansas City, where he worked in youth ministry, back to southwestern Nebraska to transition the family farm as his dad retired.
- Crystal Reed
EFFINGHAM, Ill. 鈥 Solo cups aren鈥檛 just for summer barbecues. They鈥檙e also something to look for in a cattle herd.