Kellan Heavican

Midwest Dairy is highlighting the role that nutrition has in consumer diets at this year’s Nebraska State Fair. Ashely Larson says there are several exhibits that demonstrate its importance. “We really focus on the high protein aspect of dairy where you get your protein and it’s keeping you fuller longer. Calcium is a huge benefit […]

The Trump administration is once again asking for feedback to help further define its proposed Waters of the United States rule. Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins tells Brownfield producers benefit from clear and consistent policy. “We’ve been looking for better respect of states’ rights in this conversation, and we’ve been looking for better definition […]

President Trump has signed a pair of executive orders that address market access and competition for America’s farmers and ranchers. During a signing ceremony on Friday, the President said the goal is to improve the financial viability of producers. “The livestock industry has been ripped off by a meat-packing monopoly, which we are probably […]

Creating opportunities for the next generation of cattle producers “If we’re going to increase our cow herds, we need to figure out a way to move properties from one generation to the next generation.” Nebraska Cattlemen President Craig Uden says he’d like to see a tax incentive that helps landowners transition property. “The reason I […]

An eastern Nebraska farmer says he’s optimistic about the potential of this year’s crop despite a number of weather challenges. Quentin Connealy says it was abnormally dry until August. “We maybe lost a little bit of test weight. I don’t think we had enough water to get the test weight on the dryland corn, but […]

A market analyst says he’s closely watching USDA’s corn and soybean yield estimates in this week’s supply and demand report. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says the biggest impact could be to local basis levels. “If you keep that yield closer to 180 on the higher end of the trade estimate, you’re still looking at one […]

A pair of farmers say extremely high diesel prices are forcing them to rethink how they manage equipment and field work this fall. “I think the fuel price is up 60 percent from last winter and spring. It’s just hard to fathom” Eastern Nebraska farmer Quentin Connealy says he didn’t get enough fuel locked in […]

A member of the Senate Ag Committee says reallocating the volume of small refining exemptions into future blending quotas over the next two years is an attempt to balance competing interests. “It’s threading a needle and we probably haven’t gotten the needle threaded correctly yet.” Jerry Moran of Kansas tells Brownfield, “That, of course, […]

A market analyst says there are several factors that could impact the number planted to wheat this fall. Jim McCormich with AgMarket.Net says ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has partially led to a runnup in prices recently. “They’re now attacking infrastructure. They’re trying to take out commodity boats. That is essentially cutting the export […]

The chairwoman of the Nebraska Sorghum Board says adding sorghum to a crop rotation could help improve an operation’s bottom line. Tracy Zink, a farmer from McCook, says the crop performs well in regions that are susceptible to drought. “Those are the acres you want to be looking at crop that can hang on that […]