Western Nebraska — We had a fast Nebraska wheat harvest this year. The wheat was weed-free, and I didn’t see much sawfly at all. The wheat I cut yielded 35 to 70 bushels per acre, and the test weights ...

One University of Nebraska-Lincoln research team is exploring a unique tactic for combatting Nebraska’s wheat stem sawfly woes. A native to Nebraska, the wheat stem sawfly has become a big problem for ...

Nebraska wheat producers are heading into the new year watching dry conditions, rising input costs and a hard-to-control pest, while also bracing for the ripple ...

As harvest winds down, wheat crops nationally and in some states, including Nebraska, show a big percentage looking poor or worse. Nebraska's latest crop condition report showed the hard red winter ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have raised their forecast for Nebraska’s winter wheat crop, but the harvest still is expected to be the lowest since 1944. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ...

Nebraska's winter wheat forecast is down 9 percent from last year at this time. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a news release Tuesday that, based on May 1 conditions, Nebraska is expected ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KSNB) - The Nebraska State Auditor released a report Friday morning that accuses the state’s Wheat Board of consistently overspending taxpayer funds on meals and travel. Auditor Mike ...

LINCOLN — A state agency has placed spending restrictions on the Nebraska board responsible for fostering the state’s wheat economy after an audit revealed the board has spent nearly $17,000 at ...

SEVEN. MARY, THANK YOU. A WESTERN NEBRASKA GRAIN COOPERATIVE EXPOSED PEOPLE TO LIFE THREATENING HAZARDS, ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT. NOW, THE CO-OP FACES MORE THAN HALF $1 MILLION IN PENALTIES. OSHA ...

Chad Johnson (left) laughs while chatting with mechanical engineer Cole Oswald adding parts to a robot. Photo by Lev Gringauz/Silicon Prairie News In the late 2010s, observers of Nebraska’s startup ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The latest survey of Nebraska farmers suggests the winter wheat crop may be in better shape. The U.S. Department of Agriculture report for the week ending March 31 says 49 percent ...

Winter wheat seedings for 2018 is projected to be a record low for Nebraska, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The USDA reported Friday that the winter wheat seeded ...