Senator Vargas, Hoping For A Second Term
OMAHA -Senator Tony Vargas’ main focus is helping the working class, those living on the poverty line, education and health care.
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.
Amplify Arts’ Alternate Currents and ‘Hostile Terrain 94 Nebraska’
Amplify Arts currently has an exhibition open as well as new content available on their website. Alternate Currents is a blog, conversation series, and artist working group.
Corporate-Environment Ag Partnerships: Just Good PR, or More?
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Partnerships between agribusinesses and environmental nonprofits may offer more than just good public relations for the companies involved, reports Erica Hunzinger for Harvest Public Media.
Read MoreHow Midwestern Forests Adapt to Climate Change, Keep Fires at Bay
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Management for Midwest national forests are taking steps to keep forest fires at bay and prepare for climate change, reports Jonathan Ahl for Harvest Public Media.
Read MoreGene-Editing Technique CRISPR Has Vast Agriculture Potential
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A new technology called CRISPR, which can isolate and edit specific genes, has vast potential, not only in development and research of evolution, but within the realms of medicine and agriculture as well.
Read MoreAt Planting Time, Farmers Bet on the Whole Year
By Harvest Public Media
Planting season is underway, from backyard gardens to the vast fields of the Corn Belt.As farmers put seeds in the ground… and their confidence in another crop season
Read MoreHigh 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.
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