Posted: 6:14 AM Beef Products Inc. plans to file a defamation lawsuit in the wake of a publicity storm over a meat product that critics have dubbed "pink slime."

Updated: 9:36 PM A proclamation by Governor Dave Heineman has officially declared September as renewable fuels month.

Posted: 10:40 AM The Agriculture Department predicts that Nebraska's drought-stricken corn crop will be the smallest one since 2006 and 14 percent smaller than last year.

Posted: 9:34 PM Husker Harvest Days isn't just for the farm.

Updated: 10:26 PM Nebraska's Natural Resources District is celebrating its 40th anniversary at Husker Harvest Days, and at their building in lot 1106, visitors can do their part by picking up and planting free seedlings and seed mixes of native plants.

Posted: 1:58 PM Senate Agriculture Committee chairman Debbie Stabenow is opposing House proposals to extend the current farm policy act and urging House Republican leaders to take up legislation to enact a new bill.

Posted: 12:13 PM Six Nebraska growers delivering about 5,000 tons of sugar beets to the Western Sugar Cooperative factory in Torrington, Wyoming.

Updated: 6:36 PM Talk about a busy time for Grand Island! No sooner does the State Fair come to a close, than the city gears up for another major event: Husker Harvest Days! We've the the low-down for you.

Updated: 6:21 PM It's time for the 35th annual Husker Harvest Days. The three-day event will welcome visitors from all over the world.

Posted: 4:22 PM Nebraska's main crops remain ahead of schedule, but poor conditions are common across the state because of the hot, dry weather.

Updated: 5:23 AM Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are planning to test cattle forages for nitrates at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island.

Updated: 7:24 AM It's the first weekend after Labor Day, and that means it's time for Old Trusty Days in Clay Center.

Updated: 4:52 AM Nebraska farmers are being reminded to take fire precautions at harvest this year because conditions are so dry.

Updated: 5:12 AM State agriculture officials say a disease fueled by the Midwest drought that's often fatal to deer is showing up in cattle in Nebraska.

Updated: 7:03 PM Sever drought is pushing farmers to the limit all across the state. With Halloween around the corner, another question arises. Will there be pumpkins?

Posted: 6:46 AM The U.S. Labor Department has assessed nearly $47,000 in penalties against a Nebraska livestock auction company for violating child labor laws.

Updated: 10:49 PM It's going to be a colorless fall. After a dry summer, leaves are skipping a few steps in their cycle.

Posted: 6:48 AM The U.S. corn harvest continues ahead of schedule with some states nearly half-finished at a time when they usually are just getting started.

Updated: 6:27 PM Another state fair has come to a close, but it was yet another fun and educational fair in Grand Island.

Updated: 5:13 AM Putting some extra meat on the grill does more than fill up your stomach. It's also helping support local farmers recovering from the drought.

Updated: 9:41 PM The swine influenza strain H1N1 made headlines in 2009, but while a new virus - H3N2v - is present in the United States, it's not spreading as quickly.

Posted: 10:03 PM Making locally grown food a part of school lunch is a priority for lunchtime solutions and Hastings Public Schools.

Posted: 8:43 PM Some key farm states punished by the nation's worst drought in decades benefited slightly from recent rains, with a bigger dousing forecast from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac.

Updated: 6:43 AM There are all kinds of things to entertain fairgoers, but there are also groups at the Nebraska State Fair who want people to have a good time while learning a little something too.

Posted: 9:18 AM A guided trail ride of the scenic Sandhills of Nebraska is planned during the 2012 Nebraska State 4-H Camp Trail Ride at the State 4-H Camp near Halsey.