Posted: 10:06 AM Environmental groups are claiming victory in a federal decision that prevents a University of Nebraska biologist from using his research permit to help clear the way for the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Posted: 9:49 AM The Iowa state climatologist says the 2012 drought is even worse than the 1988 event and the worst since 1936.
Posted: 6:04 AM The drought affecting Midwest and Plains states has put a further drag on the regional economy.
Posted: 11:53 AM Nebraska has entered a "sister state" relationship with a central Chinese province that could lead to future trade opportunities
Updated: 9:42 PM Ag officials say that for Nebraska crops hot, dry weather means more than just extra irrigation.
Posted: 8:56 AM Nebraska’s drought continues and it’s taking its toll across the state, even in the pasture with cattle.
Posted: 5:34 PM The condition of Nebraska's crops continues to deteriorate because of this summer's hot and dry weather.
Posted: 5:11 PM Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman says his trade mission to China is off to a good start.
Posted: 6:04 PM State and county fairs in the sweltering and drought-stricken Midwest may see smaller livestock and produce this year.
Posted: 5:10 PM Both US Senate candidates Bob Kerrey and Deb Fischer offer ideas on proposals that could help Nebraska's farmers and ranchers suffering not only from wildfires, but record drought.
Updated: 2:47 PM It's not easy to keep an event going for more than 90 years, but participants and fans are keeping the spirit of rodeo and rodeo entertainment alive in central Nebraska this week.
Updated: 5:43 AM U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson is calling on the House of Representatives to pass the federal farm bill, which contains wildfire and drought aid.
Posted: 5:28 AM Eight more Nebraska counties have been added to a national list of those eligible for a streamlined drought relief process.
Posted: 2:42 PM Drought, along with hail, wind, heat and other factors, has left some corn yields extremely low across the state. However, damaged corn often can be fed to livestock for forage.
Updated: 7:35 AM North Central Nebraska livestock producers have been hit with a one-two punch -- drought and now fire. The extremely dry conditions, coupled with a fire that is burning tens of thousands of acres of pasture land, have caused a disaster of major proportions.
Updated: 7:55 PM Triple-digit temperatures, day after day, it's taken a toll on Nebraska crops.
Updated: 11:46 AM This week’s Pure Nebraska show highlights the state’s number one industry, agriculture, but we don’t stop there! We also celebrate the state by showing you great places to visit as 10/11 News Anchor Jon Vanderford and 10/11 Meteorologist Brad Anderson talk to some of the people that make Nebraska so unique
Posted: 6:11 AM A U.S. Department of Agriculture weekly report says Nebraska's corn and soybean crops are ailing and getting sicker.
Posted: 5:30 AM Cattle are streaming into auctions across the country as ranchers sell animals amid a spreading drought that has shriveled pastures and driven up the price of feed corn.
Posted: 3:11 PM Gov. Dave Heineman has named Saline County in southeast Nebraska as the state's newest "Livestock Friendly" area.
Updated: 5:36 PM A new survey of bankers suggests the economy is slowing down in rural areas of 10 Midwest and Western states because of drought conditions.
Posted: 12:55 PM The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that severe drought affecting much of the Midwest and Great Plains now covers more than half of Iowa and three-quarters of Nebraska.
Updated: 5:29 AM The Obama administration is calling on Congress to provide assistance to farmers suffering from the worst drought in 25 years. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says three-fifths of the U.S. land mass and much of the country's corn and soybean crops are affected by the lack of rain.
Updated: 6:33 PM The summer heat continues to put stress on Nebraska's crops causing fear of a corn shortage.
Updated: 7:06 PM This week’s Pure Nebraska show highlights the state’s number one industry, agriculture, but we don’t stop there! We also celebrate the state by showing you great places to visit as 10/11 News Anchor Jon Vanderford and 10/11 Meteorologist Brad Anderson talk to some of the people that make Nebraska so unique!
