Ag-Life

Statewide ag land totals are up 14%, according to a UNL survey, though Hamilton County per-acre values did not rise as much.

Statewide ag land totals are up 14%, according to a UNL survey, though Hamilton County per-acre values did not rise as much.

Survey shows Nebraska ag land values rising

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
by Kurt Johnson The market value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased 14 percent over the prior year, to an average of $3,835 per acre, according to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 2023 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey preliminary report.
In one of the most recent webinars by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Ag Profitability, a professional in the field of ag law tackled the topic of the Growing Climate Solutions Act. 

In one of the most recent webinars by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Ag Profitability, a professional in the field of ag law tackled the topic of the Growing Climate Solutions Act. 

Ag law professional talks new carbon credit act

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
In one of the most recent webinars by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Ag Profitability, a professional in the field of ag law tackled the topic of the Growing Climate Solutions Act.
Hampton FFA members including, from left, Laramie Elliott, Kylee Young, Shayna Klute, Alana Wiarda, Trey Klieir and Edward VanLandingham stand near Wally, the cow, in his pen the day before he was to be processed in Henderson. The beef will be used to supplement the school’s lunch program.

Hampton FFA members including, from left, Laramie Elliott, Kylee Young, Shayna Klute, Alana Wiarda, Trey Klieir and Edward VanLandingham stand near Wally, the cow, in his pen the day before he was to be processed in Henderson. The beef will be used to supplement the school’s lunch program.

Hawk Herd’s first calved cow set for school lunches

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Wally, the first cow to be raised from birth to two years old at Hampton Public School, was processed in a USDA-inspected facility in Henderson Feb. 23, offering a valuable lesson to students as to where meat comes from.
Kelsey and Mike Bergen were able to attend the Nebraska Corn Grower’s Association D.C. Leadership Mission in early February, where they met with Nebraska delegation and gained helpful insight on ag policy affecting their home state.

Kelsey and Mike Bergen were able to attend the Nebraska Corn Grower’s Association D.C. Leadership Mission in early February, where they met with Nebraska delegation and gained helpful insight on ag policy affecting their home state.

Bergen brings perspective to ag leadership mission

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Washington, D.C., has long been the hub for policy -- foreign and domestic. It also happens to be a center of American history. Hamilton County Corn Growers President Mike Bergen has recently returned from a trip to the nation’s capital.
High Plains Community School FFA president Kyleigh Farley with a horse named Chick. Farley has a love of animals and a stated desire to have more students join FFA.

High Plains Community School FFA president Kyleigh Farley with a horse named Chick. Farley has a love of animals and a stated desire to have more students join FFA.

HPC FFA president, Farley to increase membership, leadership

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Though High Plains Community School FFA president Kyleigh Farley did not grow up with farming in her blood, the agricultural organization means a lot to the leader appointed on April 12, 2022. To Farley, FFA represents the importance of agriculture in human life.
U.S. Ambassador Kip Tom spoke all things food security during the Feb. 8 presentation day of Aurora Cooperative’s annual meeting.

U.S. Ambassador Kip Tom spoke all things food security during the Feb. 8 presentation day of Aurora Cooperative’s annual meeting.

Tom: ‘Food security is national security’

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Kicking off the Aurora Cooperative annual meeting last week was U.S. Ambassador Kip Tom. Tom, bringing his expansive experience and expertise on the subject, spoke to a large morning crowd on the role U.S. agriculture and products play in “feeding a hungry world.
Matheus Ribeiro, a post-doctoral research associate at the Etnomology Department at the University of Nebraksa-Lincoln, gave a corn and soybean insect update at Ag Day on Jan. 31 covering how to manage various pests and to identify the damage.

Matheus Ribeiro, a post-doctoral research associate at the Etnomology Department at the University of Nebraksa-Lincoln, gave a corn and soybean insect update at Ag Day on Jan. 31 covering how to manage various pests and to identify the damage.

UNL research associate gives update on local pests

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Matheus Ribeiro, a post-doctoral research associate at the Etnomology Department at the University of Nebraksa-Lincoln, gave a corn and soybean insect update at Ag Day on Jan. 31 covering how to manage various pests and to identify the damage.
President of the Hamilton County Corn Growers association Mike Bergen gave an update on the local and state Corn Growers Associations at the 2023 Ag Day at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds Jan. 31. 

President of the Hamilton County Corn Growers association Mike Bergen gave an update on the local and state Corn Growers Associations at the 2023 Ag Day at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds Jan. 31. 

Bergen gives corn, USDA update at Ag Day

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
President of the Hamilton County Corn Growers association Mike Bergen gave an update on the local and state Corn Growers Associations at the 2023 Ag Day at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds Jan. 31.
Emily Soll will serve as Hamilton and Merrick county’s new 4-H Extension Educator.

Emily Soll will serve as Hamilton and Merrick county’s new 4-H Extension Educator.

Emily Soll welcomes role as 4-H educator

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
The Hamilton County Extension Office has a new 4-H Extension Educator and her name is Emily Soll. Soll hails from northeast Nebraska, more specifically Coleridge, and has spent a life in agriculture and 4-H.