News Releases Statement by Mark McHargue, President, Regarding Appointment of Congressman Adrian Smith to Lead the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee LINCOLN, NEB. – “On behalf of Nebraska Farm Bureau (NEFB), I want to congratulate Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-3) for being selected to serve ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 27, 2023
Newswire Schuyler Teacher Surprised with Teacher of the Year Award The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation surprised Schuyler Elementary School teacher Ann Sobota with the 2023 Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 26, 2023
Newswire POLICY WATCH Legislature Off and Running It was a busy week at the Capitol with public hearings getting underway and Gov. Jim Pillen giving his ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 26, 2023
Newswire Headline Stories Taxes and Education Funding Focus on State of the State Address Gov. Jim Pillen gave his first State of the State address this ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 26, 2023
Newswire Producer Resources Nebraska FSA, UNL Center for Agricultural Profitability to Host Webinar on ARC/PLC Crop Safety Net Decisions for 2023 Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 26, 2023
News Releases Farm Bureau Reminds Nebraskans to Claim Their Property Tax Relief During Tax Season LINCOLN, NEB. – Nebraska Farm Bureau is reminding Nebraskans to claim their property tax relief through the state’s refundable income tax credit. The ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 26, 2023
News Releases Statement by Mark McHargue, President, Regarding Governor Jim Pillen’s State of the State Address LINCOLN, NEB. – “Nebraska Farm Bureau supports the governor’s vision and his efforts to say ‘no’ to overspending and shrink state government. We ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 25, 2023
Economic Tidbits Nebraska Crop Production Off Figures released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service earlier this month provide the latest evidence of the impacts of drought and other ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 23, 2023
Economic Tidbits U.S. Hay Stocks Lowest Since 1973 Derrell Peel, livestock economist at Oklahoma State University, says the latest USDA hay stocks inventory shows the December 1 stocks were the lowest ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 23, 2023
Economic Tidbits 100 Questions and 3,000 Answers President Reagan was quoted as saying that if the game Trivial Pursuit were designed by economists, the game would have 100 questions and ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 23, 2023
Economic Tidbits Hmmm… “Sometime in April China’s population will be overtaken by India’s, at around 1.43bn. With China’s population in decline, and its economy facing headwinds, ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 23, 2023
Newswire Supreme Court Case Could Upend the Clean Water Act The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and 17 other organizations are challenging the new Waters of the U.S. Rule (WOTUS) in a lawsuit. ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 20, 2023
Newswire POLICY WATCH EPA Publishes New WOTUS Rule As expected, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published their new Waters of the United States Rule (WOTUS) ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 20, 2023
Newswire Headline Stories Gov. Announces Education Funding Reform Proposal This week, Gov. Pillen, along with several senators, announced his proposal to change how the state funds ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 20, 2023
Newswire Producer Resources EPDs: What Do All Those Numbers Mean? It’s the time of year where mailboxes start to fill up with bull sale catalogs and ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 20, 2023
Newswire Gov. Announces Education Funding Reform Proposal Gov. Pillen, along with several senators, announced his proposal to change how the state funds public education in Nebraska. Nebraska Farm Bureau President ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 20, 2023
News Releases Statement by Mark McHargue, President, Regarding Hilary Maricle Named Nebraska Deputy Director of Agriculture LINCOLN, NEB. – “We want to congratulate Hilary Maricle on being named Nebraska’s Deputy Director of Agriculture. The position is well-deserved and a ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 18, 2023
News Releases Statement by Mark McHargue, President, Regarding Gov. Pillen’s Education Funding Reform Legislative Plan LINCOLN, NEB. – “Today’s announcement by Governor Jim Pillen of his education priority bills is a step in the right direction towards reforming ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 17, 2023
Economic Tidbits Agriculture in 2023 Last year in discussing what 2022 might bring, Tidbits said, “While agriculture emerged from 2021 in a fairly strong financial condition, 2022 looks ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 16, 2023
Economic Tidbits How High Will Input Costs Be? A non-scientific survey of producers conducted by Nebraska Farm Bureau at Husker Harvest Days found rising input costs were the top concern, identified ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 16, 2023
Economic Tidbits Will the Drought Persist? The drought map beginning 2023 looks much more ominous compared to a year ago (Figure 3). Presently, 100 percent of Nebraska is under ... By Nebraska Farm BureauJanuary 16, 2023
News Releases Farm Bureau Reminds Nebraskans to Claim Their Property Tax Relief During Tax Season January 26, 2023