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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

Green grass field with sparse growth, dirt visible between blades. Horizontal view.

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

Grain bins and storage facility behind a green cornfield under a clear blue sky.

Nebraska March 1, 2026 Grain Stocks

April 1, 2026

Young soybean plants emerging in rows across a field, with small green leaves and bare soil visible between rows.

Nebraska 2026 Prospective Plantings

March 31, 2026

A large expanse of scorched pasture with a lone windmill in the distance

Nebraska Extension and USDA Partners Set April Wildfire Recovery Informational Meetings for Farmers and Ranchers

March 31, 2026

wildfire burning prairie grass

USDA Disaster Assistance for Nebraska Producers Impacted by Wildfire

March 30, 2026

Woman writing on a clipboard while speaking with a farmer standing in a corn field.

USDA Announces March 2026 Lending Rates for Ag Producers

March 6, 2026

Split image of corn plants in sunlight and soybean pods hanging from a green plant.

Nebraska 2025 Crop Values Increase, Driven By Strong Corn and Soybean Performance

February 26, 2026

Closeup of tasseling corn field during midseason under blue sky

Enrollment Period for Farmer Bridge Payments Now Open

February 26, 2026

Corn stalks broken and bent from wind damage, with leaves shredded and plants leaning under a clear blue sky.

USDA Designates 12 Nebraska Counties as Natural Disaster Areas Due to August 2025 Storms

February 20, 2026

Green tractor harvesting dry beans in a Nebraska field at sunrise, with rows of beans in the foreground and trees on the horizon.

USDA Launches $1 Billion Assistance Program for Specialty Crop Producers

February 20, 2026

Aerial view of Nebraska farmland with circular center-pivot irrigation fields, intersecting roads and farm buildings under a clear blue sky.

Nebraska Farm Numbers Decline in 2025

February 16, 2026