Posted: 2:52 PM A new program designed to help returning veterans become farmers and ranchers is planning more workshops this month.

Updated: 8:25 AM President Barack Obama is pledging a wide-ranging response to the worst drought in a quarter-century.

Updated: 10:30 AM The federal government says U.S. corn growers could end up with their lowest average yield in 17 years as the drought continues to take its toll.

Updated: 9:37 PM The high heat and lack of rain in the state has already conjured comparisons to the 1930's, but one thing Nebraska hasn't experienced that followed that drought is a booming grasshopper population.

Posted: 2:31 PM The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows conditions have worsened in the Corn Belt states of Iowa and Nebraska.

Posted: 7:03 AM The amount of money Nebraska's farmers and ranchers invested in their businesses grew 10 percent last year.

Updated: 9:48 AM Storms are erupting over eastern Nebraska and western and central Iowa with reports of strong winds, hail and rain.

Updated: 7:50 AM The American Red Cross is still calling for more blood donors as the nation's blood supply had dropped to emergency levels, and now Nebraska ag groups are pitching in to help out.

Posted: 2:24 PM Governor Dave Heineman says he's willing to seek additional state money from the Legislature if needed to help pay for firefighting in drought-parched Nebraska.

Updated: 1:58 PM The Nebraska State Fair's new sky tram ride might not be ready for this year's event because of an Interstate 80 accident this week that destroyed a truckload of parts.

Posted: 11:14 AM The Army Corps of Engineers is again reducing its prediction for how much water will flow down the Missouri River this year because of the drought.

Updated: 6:09 AM Nebraska ag commodity groups say they're hoping the recently announced China trade office will help them develop better relationships there.

Updated: 6:33 PM Most Nebraska crops remain in bad condition because of the persistent hot, dry temperatures.

Posted: 4:24 PM Authorities have contained a series of Nebraska wildfires that burned more than 50,000 acres, but relentless heat and drought are setting the stage for more.

Updated: 6:59 PM Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman says his weeklong trip to China helped increase the state's visibility to Chinese officials, who are more familiar with U.S. coastal states.

Updated: 6:35 PM A threat to Nebraska's ash trees has been found in northwest Missouri, less than 100 miles from Nebraska.

Posted: 2:29 AM A University of Nebraska laboratory in the Sandhills is hosting an open house aimed at cattle and natural resource management.

Posted: 9:42 PM Nebraska cattle auctioneers say that extended drought conditions are pushing cattle producers to sell, and some ranchers and industry experts say they anticipate a feed shortage in coming months.

Posted: 2:21 PM A new computer application developed by Nebraska and Minnesota scientists will help farmers scout for a major corn pest.

Posted: 2:36 PM Farmers markets offer locals the option of purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables that have been grown nearby.

Posted: 7:53 PM The value of an acre of Nebraska cropland rose more than any other state over the last year.

Posted: 5:34 PM Over 200 hogs from Iowa that were stranded in a broken-down semitrailer in central Nebraska have been released from custody.

Posted: 10:23 AM The latest U.S. Drought Monitor survey shows an increase in extreme drought conditions in four Plains states but a slight decrease in the overall area of the lower 48 states experiencing some form of drought.

Posted: 10:05 AM State officials are opening a trade office in Shanghai to attract Chinese investment and promote Nebraska businesses.

Posted: 5:48 PM More than half of U.S. counties now are classified by the federal government as natural disaster areas mostly because of the drought.