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Monday, March 15, 2010
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Feature Story»
 LONG WAY FROM HOME: Al Vybiral of Wahoo poses in front of a freighter in the Freeport of Riga in Latvia during a recent LEAD program visit to the Balkan Countries of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. (Photo courtesy of Al Vybiral)
In fact, the Wahoo crop consultant said he has a new appreciation for how cold it can get after spending a little time in the Balkan nations of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Vybiral left for his adventure on Jan. 8 and returned on Jan. 21. While he was overseas, the average daily temperature never climbed out of the single-digits. The warmest it ever got was about 5 or 6 degrees above zero.
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Regional Ag News »
Farmers oppose small lakes for recharge project
Farmers along Sand Creek in southeast Kearney County say a proposed groundwater recharge project could ruin their property values.
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Free No-Till Workshop to be Held in Ord March 17
No-till farming can mean increased profitability, better understanding of soils and fertility, and increased efficiency. These benefits and more will be shared by no-till experts at the Ord No-Till Workshop, Wednesday, March 17th, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Veterans Club, 246 South 15th Street in Ord. — Full Story »
Study flows from Harlan Lake releases
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials are watching rainfall totals and weather forecasts to judge whether releases from Harlan County Lake for a Republican River channel capacity study should be adjusted to avoid flooding.
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FFA News »
C-K FFA Chapter Succeeds at CDE Contest
On Wednesday, February 17th, a portion of the Cody-Kilgore FFA Chapter made their way to Gordon for the CDE contest. The contests the students were participating in were Farm and Ranch Management, Food Science, and Ag Mechanics. The Farm and Ranch Management team, consisting of Connor Barnes, Jana Nollette, Nathan Van Winkle, Dustin Bryant, Ty Trump, and Casey Nielsen, placing 3rd coming in behind 1st place team Sioux County and 2nd place tem Bayard. Nathan Van Winkle took home 2nd place with a purple, Jana Nollette received a red, and Dustin Bryant finished out the C-K individual ribbon in Farm and Ranch Management with a white. The Food Science team consisting of Aria Ford, Jais Ford, Haley Gunnink, Chelsea Fullerton, Sami Schmit, and Kelli Bowlin took a test online and took an unofficial 1st place. Ag Mechanics did the best they could with two team members, Colt Goodwin and Cody Compton. Goodwin placed 3rd in Structures and Compton took 6th in Machinery.
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South Platte FFA News:
The South Platte FFA Chapter has been very active while traveling to District FFA Events in the last two months. In mid January five of our members loaded up and competed at the district event at Scottsbluff in the Livestock Management Contest where our team placed 2nd, earning a spot for the state competition in Lincoln. The Livestock Management Contestants included: Jennifer Sauers, Pam Radke, Cameron Christensen, Jason Dolezal, and Mikel Dowdy. Then on February 17th four members: Cameron Christensen, J.C. Lanckriet, James McClung, and Kyle Krause competed in the District Farm/Ranch Management Contest in Gordon, NE, where as a team we earned 4th place, with James McClung being our highest team scorer.
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Hemingford FFA Agricultural Mechanics Team Qualifies for State Competition
On Wednesday, February 17th four members of the Hemingford FFA traveled to Gordon to compete in the District 12 agricultural Mechanics Contest. Members participating were Brandon Roland in Energy Systems, Tylor King in Structures, Mitch Vogel in Machinery and Equipment and Tanner Lembke in Environment and Natural Resources. — Full Story »
USDA News »
Nebraska Counties are Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, Dan Steinkruger, announced today that family farmers in eight Nebraska counties may be eligible to apply for low interest Emergency (EM) loans due to physical and production losses caused by severe winter storms and snowstorms that occurred from December 23, 2009 through December 27, 2009. — Full Story »
Nebraska Counties are Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, Dan Steinkruger, announced today that family farmers in two Nebraska counties may be eligible to apply for low interest Emergency (EM) loans due to physical and production losses caused by a severe winter storm that occurred from January 20, 2010 through January 26, 2010. — Full Story »
Nebraska Counties are Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, Dan Steinkruger, announced today that family farmers in 13 Nebraska counties may be eligible to apply for low interest Emergency (EM) loans due to physical and production losses caused by severe winter storms and snowstorms that occurred from December 22, 2009 through January 8, 2010. — Full Story »
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