Debate over the 2013 Farm Bill has begun on the floor of the U.S. Senate. The draft Farm Bill that emerged from the Senate Agriculture Committee would level the playing field for farm families by establishing meaningful payment limitations on traditional farm programs for the nation’s largest and wealthiest farms. ...More
Sen. Mike Johanns, a former Secretary of Agriculture, was one of only five senators Tuesday who voted against a committee farm bill in the Senate. ...More
Scholarships are available on a first come, first served basis until May 21 from the Twin Platte Natural Resources District for junior high and high school students who attend one of two camps held in June. ...More
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension will begin its first Farm Beginnings® program at the Lincoln-Logan-McPherson Extension Office meeting room in North Platte on May 25. ...More