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Midwest Loses Soil, No-Till Farming Could Help
A vast amount of soil has eroded from farm fields in the Midwest. A new University of Massachusetts Amherst- led study that found topsoil in the Midwest is eroding on average nearly 2 millimeters per year.
Senator Advance Tax Cuts; Reject Expanding Middle-Income Breaks
Nebraska legislators advanced a proposal to cut a series of taxes, after rejecting a bid to expand tax breaks for middle-income earners.
CD1: Dems Tab Pansing Brooks; Farm Bureau Endorses Flood
The race to replace Jeff Fortenberry in Nebraska’s first congressional district got a little clearer Tuesday. The Democrats picked Patty Pansing Brooks to represent their party for the June special elections. Mike Flood is hoping he’s the GOP pick....
EPA Allows Farmers to Use Enlist Herbicide
Farmers in ten states (including Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Dakota) are now free to use a herbicide that had been restricted in January.
Ford’s new electric F-150 could bring EVs to the Midwest
Ford is electrifying its best-selling F-150 pickup. The F-150 Lightning is a pitch to rural drivers that you don’t need to be an early adopter or environmentalist for an electric vehicle to make sense.
North Omaha, AltEn Proposals Advance; Criminal Reform Deadlocked
The Nebraska Legislature advanced proposals Thursday to revitalize north Omaha and research effects of pollution from the AltEn plant in Mead, while appearing deadlocked over criminal justice reform.
Local Kellogg's Workers React to wage raises in Kansas Contract
Kellogg's workers in Kansas won a new contract that raises their wages by more than 15 percent over three years and improves benefits. Nebraska Public Media News spoke with Kellogg's workers in Nebraska for their reaction.
Grand Island's Fonner Park Will Drop Horse Quarantine Friday
Grand Island’s Fonner Park will drop the horse quarantine for its stable area starting Friday. Two confirmed cases of equine herpes in mid-March led to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture issuing the quarantine. Since then, there have been no...
Legislature Looks to Advance Tax Cuts in Delicate Balancing Act
The Nebraska Legislature looked to advance a package of income, corporate, Social Security and property tax cuts, linked in a delicate political balancing act with other proposals.
Lincoln Company Fundraising for its Ukrainian Employees
Sprious has 19 employees in Ukraine. They are all men, which means they are required to stay in the country. Some have moved to the west, but at least one person has stayed in Kyiv to fight. Most of the employees’ families have left the country....