Girls Inc
OMAHA -Jayleesha Cooper is heading out to college, she was accepted to the University of Chicago. Girls Inc Supported Cooper since she started kindergarten.
Road to Omaha – Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Omaha, NE – On today’s episode of “Road to Omaha,” KVNO’s Brandon McDermott spoke with Oral Roberts head coach Ryan Folmar.
Omaha Symphony Hosts Bruce in the USA
Omaha, NE—This Friday, Omaha Symphony pays tribute to the Boss. That would be the boss of New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen and of course, the E street band. Tribute band, Bruce in the USA will join the orchestra under the baton of Ernest Richardson, Resident and Principal Pops Conductor of the Omaha Symphony.
OCI Joins Agriculture and Design
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha—Omaha Creative Institute’s next exhibition in collaboration with Big Muddy Urban Farm unites agriculture and design. This is one of OCI’s Artist-Run Exhibitions, and curator Andrew Tatreau has brought five artists together to explore the potential of urban ecology.
Read MoreNitrates a costly, persistent problem for small towns
By Harvest Public Media
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Farmers put nitrogen fertilizer on their fields to grow bigger, better crops. But when there’s too much left behind in the soil, it can pollute water supplies as nitrates
What’s organic? In the marijuana industry, that’s a hard question
By Harvest Public Media
Earlier this year officials in Colorado cited a handful of commercial marijuana growers for misusing pesticides in indoor grow houses. Some of those businesses were also advertising their products as “chemical-free” and “organic.”
Read MoreCould hops be new cash crop for Nebraska farmers?
By Ryan Robertson
The growing demand for locally produced beer is causing some Nebraska farmers to rethink what they plant.
Read MoreCheaper, easier monitoring could hasten water clean-up
By Harvest Public Media
Throughout the cropland of the Midwest, farmers use chemicals on their fields to nourish the plants and the soil. But excess nitrogen, phosphorus and other nutrients can wash off the fields and into streams, rivers and eventually the Gulf of Mexico.
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.
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