Economic Tidbits Nebraska’s Corn & Soybean Producing Counties Numbers from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service show Hamilton County was Nebraska’s top corn-producing county in 2022 and Saunders County topped the ... By Nebraska Farm BureauMarch 6, 2023
Economic Tidbits What About the Drought? In 2022, drought ruled Nebraska agriculture and was the dominant factor influencing crop production. Because of the drought, crop production was off notably ... By Nebraska Farm BureauMarch 6, 2023
Economic Tidbits Hmmm… “If you ask something of ChatGPT, an artificial-intelligence (AI) tool that is all the rage, the responses you get back are almost instantaneous, ... By Nebraska Farm BureauMarch 6, 2023
Newswire What Looks Like Ag Land and is Used as Ag Land Should be Taxed as Ag Land What started at the grassroots level within Farm Bureau is now making its way through the Nebraska Legislature. Several famers in Sarpy County ... By Nebraska Farm BureauMarch 3, 2023
Newswire POLICY WATCH Property Valuations, Precision Ag, and Water Rights Highlight Week at Capitol The roadmap at the Capitol is beginning to take shape as priority ... By Nebraska Farm BureauMarch 3, 2023
Newswire Headline Stories Farm Bill, Trade, and Regulations Top Issues for NEFB Visit with Congressional Delegation Stressing the importance of the upcoming Farm Bill, Nebraska Farm ... By Nebraska Farm BureauMarch 3, 2023
Newswire Producer Resources Inside Profitability: Making 2023 Crop Insurance Decisions The deadline to elect crop insurance coverage and enroll in FSA farm programs is March 15, ... By Nebraska Farm BureauMarch 3, 2023
News Releases Farm Bill, Trade, and Regulations Top Issues for Nebraska Farm Bureau Visit with Congressional Delegation LINCOLN, NEB. – Stressing the importance of the upcoming Farm Bill, Nebraska Farm Bureau’s (NEFB) agricultural leaders met with Nebraska’s congressional delegation and ... By Nebraska Farm BureauMarch 3, 2023
NEFB Newspaper President’s Column – Feb/Mar 2023 When tragedy happens, the Nebraska Farm Bureau family takes a seat at the table to pray, heal and mend. A Nebraska Farm Bureau ... By Nebraska Farm BureauMarch 2, 2023
NEFB Newspaper AFBF joins infrastructure, housing, ag groups to file WOTUS suit The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and 17 other organizations are challenging the new Waters of the U.S. Rule in a lawsuit. AFBF ... By Nebraska Farm BureauMarch 2, 2023
NEFB Newspaper Legislative discussions on taxes, education funding reform underway The Nebraska Legislature is now more than one-third of the way through the 90-day legislative session. While there are many new faces around ... By Nebraska Farm BureauMarch 1, 2023
News Releases Statement by Mark McHargue, President, Regarding EPA Allowing for the Summertime Sale of E-15 LINCOLN, NEB. – “Today’s announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allowing for the summertime sale of E-15 beginning in the summer ... By Nebraska Farm BureauMarch 1, 2023
Economic Tidbits Counting Counties’ Cows The USDA National Agricultural Statistics revealed last month that Nebraska’s beef cow herd had declined to 1.703 million head, down 5 percent from ... By Nebraska Farm BureauFebruary 27, 2023
Economic Tidbits Grocery Sticker Shock Inflation in food prices continues to outpace the overall inflation rate, prolonging the sticker shock experienced by grocery shoppers. The U.S. Bureau of ... By Nebraska Farm BureauFebruary 27, 2023
Economic Tidbits It’s Not Too Late to Complete the Census “If you can’t help cringing when you see the cashier ring up eggs that cost twice as much as they did a year ... By Nebraska Farm BureauFebruary 27, 2023
Economic Tidbits Hmmm… “If you can’t help cringing when you see the cashier ring up eggs that cost twice as much as they did a year ... By Nebraska Farm BureauFebruary 27, 2023
Newswire Record Numbers in 2022 for U.S. Ag Trade 2022 turned out to be another record year for U.S. agricultural trade, with both export and import values reaching new peaks. Just over ... By Nebraska Farm BureauFebruary 24, 2023
Newswire POLICY WATCH Floor Debate and Public Hearings Continue at State Capitol Floor debate is in full swing at the Nebraska Legislature. One bill of interest ... By Nebraska Farm BureauFebruary 24, 2023
Newswire Headline Stories Leadership Academy Works to Build Strong Leaders Ten farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness professionals from across Nebraska met in Grand Island Feb. 23-24 for ... By Nebraska Farm BureauFebruary 24, 2023
Newswire Producer Resources Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture Available Nationwide Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the USDA is making funding available, through the Inflation ... By Nebraska Farm BureauFebruary 24, 2023
Newswire Leadership Academy Works to Build Strong Leaders Ten farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness professionals from across Nebraska met in Grand Island Feb. 23-24 for the second session of their year-long training ... By Nebraska Farm BureauFebruary 24, 2023
