USDA NRCS State Soil Health Specialist Aaron Hird gives a practical demonstration at the field day event. The demonstration shows the soil structure of samples from no-till and conventionally tilled fields.

Kuni Shimoji, COO of Japan-based EF Polymer, shows off his product at the company’s booth at this year’s Husker Harvest Days. The product made from discarded orange and banana peelings promises to hold moisture in the soil and boost yields.

Andrew Willlis, left, and Dillan Olson, who have worked together for years as owners of their own businesses, have launched a new, joint venture called VIGR Crop Performance.

Grain Place Foods CEO David Vetter, left, visits with an attendee at the organization’s annual Field Day on July 15.

A recent survey shows that Nebraska farmers and ranchers are above the national average for the use of computer technology in their operations.

A center pivot irrigation system sprays water on a late-season soybean crop. Farmers are urged to optimize their last few irrigations of the season in order to allow the soil to soak up more water in the non-growing seasons.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, center, demonstrates that he still knows how to handle a shovel at the Mission Critical groundbreaking Aug. 11 in Aurora. Pillen told the crowd at the ceremony Nebraska agriculture has a bright future.

Planning ahead for passing a farm on to family members is essential but many producers procrastinate on making those important decisions.

From left, detasslers Issac Graham, Jack Allen and Greg Evans trek through a muddy cornfield after the previous night’s rainfall.

The latest Nebraska Drought Monitor map shows the Panhandle completely out of drought but Hamilton County in one of two areas of the state in the D4 category.