Governor Pete Ricketts announced today that Cheyenne County has become the newest county in the state to be designated as a Livestock Friendly County  through a program administered by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. “Officials and resi... Read More

Seven people have applied for the open Scotts Bluff County Correction Director's position that became vacant following the resignation of Ron Johns this past summer. Scotts Bluff County Board Chair Mark Masterton is pleased the county has a good p... Read More

Stalk Rot Diseases Anthracnose stalk rot (with top dieback symptoms caused by the fungus Colletotrichum graminicola) has been especially common this year. The disease can cause the premature death of several internodes above the ear causing browning... Read More

After nearly 22 years as Scotts Bluff County Clerk of the District Court, Ann Rosenberry was saying farewell during her retirement party Friday at the District Court office. Rosenberry told KNEB News she had some very fond memories of her years in... Read More

Gering Police are investigating an overnight burglary at the Wendy's fast food restaurant on the Scottsbluff-Gering Highway, and an attempted break-in at the adjacent Taco Johns restaurant. Officer Jordan McBride says the Wendy's employees discove... Read More

WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Old-crop stocks for corn and soybeans came in just below the pre-report averages in USDA's end-of-marketing year for both crops. Corn came in at 1.738 billion bushels while soybean stocks came in at 197 million bushels. Quarterl... Read More

China has given approval to at least two companies to export corn, trading sources said, in a radical move by the world's No. 2 producer to cut its ballooning surplus and unleash more supply into a saturated global market. In what could be the fir... Read More

Nebraska Corn is now accepting applications for seven internships starting in May 2017. Qualified college students will have the opportunity to apply for internships hosted in Lincoln, Nebraska, across the United States and internationally. Two op... Read More

The Oregon Trail Community Foundation is helping out the effort to revive the Goodhand Theater in Kimball with a $1,500 grant that has replaced the aged and rotted wooden awning at the theater. Friends of the Goodhand Theater Secretary/Treasurer J... Read More

U.S. Congress this week made a “historic” move and passed the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture — something the seed industry has been advocating for more than a decade. “The treaty is a win for the A... Read More