Nebraska Legislature Wraps Up, Many Bills Carry Over

The Nebraska Unicameral wrapped up the 2017 session this week with a budget gap filled, and a number of bills carried over to next year.

MEF Vice President Says Beef Trade Protocols With China Being Worked Out

U.S. Meat Export Federation officials say protocol details are being worked out with China on what U.S. producers may have…

Farm Group Pleased With State Legislation Aiding Agriculture

Minnesota state lawmakers adjourned their regular session this week and then proceeded into special session. Legislators and the Governor worked…

Nebraska Farm Bureau Backs FUELS Act Legislation Introduced In Senate

Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer has introduced the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship or FUELS Act in the Senate. Nebraska Farm…

Renewable Fuels Executive Pleased Governor Wants To Boost Biofuels

Kim Reynolds became Governor of Iowa on Wednesday taking over for Terry Branstad who’s leaving to serve as U.S. Ambassador…

SD Criminal Reform Bill Criticized

Some of the candidates running for Attorney General in South Dakota have been critical of a justice reform bill that was passed last year.

Wheat Associates Disappointed At Cuts Of MAP And FMD In Budget

This week the President released his proposed 2018 agriculture budget which calls for eliminating funding for USDA’s Market Access and…

Twins, Berrios Complete Sweep

Jose Berrios took a two-hitter into the seventh inning, Kennys Vargas drove in two runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Orioles 4-3 on Wednesday to complete their first three-game sweep in Baltimore since 1996.

Huskers, Gophers Win

The Big Ten has changed its baseball tournament schedule because the length of the Purdue-Nebraska game on Wednesday night would have caused the Iowa-Maryland game to start after the event’s predetermined 10 p.m. EDT curfew.

Jacks Extend Streak

Tony Kjolsing hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to give South Dakota State the final lead in a 6-5, back-and-forth victory over North Dakota State in the opening game of the Summit League Baseball Championship Wednesday afternoon.