Updated: 9:50 PM A short drive outside of Broken Bow reveals a changing landscape - fifty wind turbines now dot the Custer County hillsides.

Posted: 6:52 AM Students in nine states and the nation's capital are preparing to examine the legacy of the Dust Bowl and the current impact of drought on agriculture and global food security.

Updated: 6:01 PM It's mid-October and that means lots of exciting stuff to talk about on Pure Nebraska!

Updated: 10:17 PM Harvest doesn't mean all Nebraska fields will stay empty until next spring.

Posted: 10:48 AM The corn harvest is in the homestretch in several key Midwest farming states where the nation's worst drought in decades is now clouding the prospects for the winter wheat crop.

Updated: 6:11 AM The drought means less yield for Nebraska farmers, and that means less corn being sold which also means less checkoff dollars for the Nebraska Corn Board.

Posted: 5:55 PM Nebraska's corn and soybean harvest remains ahead of schedule but the drought is slowing winter wheat development.

Updated: 6:32 PM October is here, and you may have already paid a visit to one of Nebraska's great pumpkin patches.

Posted: 8:20 PM The Agriculture Department is planning a series of four regional workshops in areas hard hit by the drought to make sure farmers know about resources available to help them.

Posted: 6:13 PM The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is offering special permits to hunt antlerless deer at two state parks and one state recreation area.

Posted: 8:27 PM Now that fall has arrived and cooler temperatures are becoming the norm, it's time for Nebraska gardeners to determine what to harvest and when.

Posted: 5:10 PM Nebraska lawmakers are exploring ways to fold agriculture into K-12 classroom lessons, amid concerns that students aren't learning enough about the state's largest industry.

Posted: 10:21 AM A long-delayed beef-processing plant in Aberdeen has paid off all but one of the 39 liens filed against it.

Updated: 6:03 AM Officials from Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska meet later this month to discuss water-related issues and activities within the Republican River basin.

Posted: 11:20 AM A weekly drought report shows that conditions have worsened in some key Midwest farming states where the corn harvest is more than halfway completed.

Updated: 9:37 PM Whether it's on the farm or at home Adams County fifth and sixth graders learned how to stay safe in everyday situations.

Posted: 6:54 AM Nebraska farmers and ranchers are being encouraged to apply for grants that will help them test out practices to deal with drought.

Updated: 9:49 PM UNL Extension Educator Jenny Rees says while it's the optimal time for some areas of Nebraska to be planting winter wheat, not everyone is taking advantage of it.

Updated: 5:11 AM Because a farm bill has not passed in Congress, it is estimated that a gallon of milk could cost $6 as the price of wholesale milk soars.

Updated: 6:15 PM There's a lot going on throughout the state. Just check out what's in store this week!

Updated: 8:21 AM The managers of Nebraska's biggest reservoir will reduce water supplies to irrigators next year.

Posted: 5:50 PM Nebraska's corn and soybean harvests are about half done and well ahead of normal, but the drought's effects are apparent.

Posted: 12:35 PM A central Nebraska farmer who is being treated for lung cancer says he was amazed by the nearly 100 people who gathered to harvest his soybean crop.

Updated: 4:36 AM With Congress out of session until after the elections, it's official: the Farm Bill expires Sunday at midnight.

Updated: 8:30 AM The drag racing competition in Kearney next month will showcase ethanol-powered muscle cars that are capable of going 180 mph.