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USDA Opens Emergency Conservation Program Signup for Nebraska Wildfire-Impacted Producers

May 15, 2026

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USDA Opens 2026 Grassland CRP Enrollment Through May 29

May 15, 2026

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Nebraska Crop Production Report for May 2026

May 12, 2026

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Crop Progress: Nebraska Corn, Soybean Planting Outpace Five-Year Average Despite Dry Conditions

May 12, 2026

Green soybean plants growing in neat rows under a cloudy sky.

See Roller Crimpers in Action at Nebraska Extension Workshop May 20

May 7, 2026

Grassland with rolling hills, sparse trees, dry vegetation, and a weathered fence under a cloudy sky.

Crop Progress: Pasture Conditions Remain Well Below Last Year

May 4, 2026

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USDA Designates Nebraska Counties as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought

May 1, 2026

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USDA Offers Emergency Loans for Producers Impacted by March Wildfires

April 30, 2026

Tractor planting seeds in a vast, freshly tilled field under a pale sky.

Crop Progress: Planting Picks Up Pace for Corn and Soybean

April 28, 2026

Young corn plants in flood water, some bent over or submerged

USDA Issues Second Supplemental Disaster Payment to Farmers, Extends Application Deadline to Aug. 12

April 24, 2026

tractor planting dry field during drought

Crop Progress: Fieldwork Moves Ahead Amid Worsening Dryness

April 24, 2026

Freshly harvested potatoes on soil surrounded by green plants.

Nebraska Potato Stocks for April 2026

April 20, 2026

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Crop Progress: Dry Conditions Limit Early Fieldwork Across Nebraska

April 17, 2026

Green wheat field under a cloudy sky, with distant trees on the horizon.

Cover Crop Training to Highlight Variety Trials, Grazing and Species Selection at ENREEC

April 16, 2026

Color portrait of Scott Hutchins, chief scientist and undersecretary for research, education and economics with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on a color campus background.

USDA chief scientist to deliver Heuermann Lecture on April 28

April 15, 2026

USDA assistance programs for producers and landowners affected by recent wildfires in Nebraska will be covered during a webinar on April 15. Photo by Nebraska Forest Service/Flickr (Public Domain)

Webinar on USDA Wildfire Recovery Programs in Nebraska April 15

April 7, 2026