High pasture prices hard for ranchers to swallow

By Grant Gerlock
Lincoln, NE – Cattle numbers have been dwindling, thanks to drought and low cattle prices. But things are beginning to turn around. Ranchers in Nebraska and across the Midwest are eager to grow their herds. As they do, grass is turning into a hot commodity.
Read MoreFarmers gear up for record harvest while bracing for lower prices

By Grant Gerlock
Minden, NE – Nebraska Farmers are bringing in what’s expected to be a record-breaking harvest for both corn and soybeans. But all that productivity has a big financial downside. Only two years after peaking, grain prices are at their lowest level since 2009.
Read MoreUp against blend wall, ethanol at a crossroads

By Grant Gerlock
Omaha, NE — A 2007 law requires fuel companies to add an increasing amount of ethanol to the fuel supply each year. But the EPA is breaking with that policy and suggesting a cut in the ethanol mandate. Some say it puts the future of renewable fuels in doubt.
Read MoreGrain train ready to roll again

By Harvest Public Media
Forest City, IOWA – A few decades ago, railroad tracks laced Iowa’s countryside, linking even the smallest communities to big cities across the nation. But many of those tracks are silent now.
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