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Nebraska farm and ranch families are invited to attend a free educational workshop focused on succession and estate planning. Hosted by the Nebraska Rural Response Hotline in collaboration with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture’s Beginning Farmer Tax Credit and Negotiations Programs, Nebraska Extension, and the Nebraska Farmers Union Foundation, these workshops are designed to help producers prepare for the future of their operations.

Jacob Wood knew he would pursue a veterinary degree in college, but he was still considering what school to attend when he received a text message from his father. “I was deciding between K-State, Iowa State, and UNL, planning to go into large animal veterinary somewhere, and then I got a text from my dad who was planting,” he recalled.

National Pumpkin Pie Day quietly takes place each year on December 25, sharing a date with one of the biggest holidays of the year. While it rarely gets its own spotlight—overshadowed by Christmas festivities, family gatherings, and winter traditions— it highlights a dessert that plays a meaningful role in many of our celebrations.

To lighten the workload when feeding hay, we often take short cuts and leave some twine or net wrap on the bales. And whether we want them to or not, animals eat some of that twine.

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Preliminary results from the 2025 Nebraska November firearm deer season show statewide harvest fell seven percent from 2024, which was expected, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Harvest went from 28,056 last year to 26,029 this year.

KEARNEY,NE–NebraskaFarm Bureau (NEFB) has announced the ten farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness professionals selected for the 2026 Leadership Academy. The group begins its year-long program in January.

People enjoying the outdoors are encouraged to follow simple best practices as a strain of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, circulates among birds in Nebraska. Nebraska Game and Parks recently confirmed H5N1 in several migrating birds and is asking for the public’s help reporting sick, dead or abnormally behaving birds.

OMAHA, NE — The Platte Institute released a new report examining Nebraska’s county zoning and livestock permitting process and offering reforms to improve consistency and transparency for agricultural producers across the state.

The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) announced the launch of its ambitious new strategic plan for 2026-2030, titled Good Life, Great Schools, Excellent Education. This comprehensive roadmap outlines specific, measurable goals aimed at transforming Nebraska’s diverse educational landscape, which serves more than 365,000 students across public and nonpublic schools. The State Board of Education unanimously approved the plan at their December meeting.