Posted: 3:18 PM Executives with the Danish firm that invested $200 million in a new enzyme plant in Nebraska praised the U.S. government's continued support for biofuels.

Updated: 9:44 PM Syngenta says it's preparing a $63 million expansion at its seed corn production facility at Phillips in south-central Nebraska.

Posted: 9:55 AM The second annual North American Invasive Plant Ecology and Management Short Course (NAIPSC) will be June 26-28 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s West Central Research and Extension Center at North Platte.

Updated: 9:58 PM It's Nebraska's third largest crop and a $400 million industry in the state. While the outlook for wheat is good in most parts of Nebraska where it's grown, a few areas are struggling.

Updated: 5:26 AM High winds and heavy rain hit much of central Nebraska over the holiday weekend, leaving farmers with lots of clean-up work.

Updated: 4:27 AM The hugs, tears and smiles showed more than words could tell, as army and air national guardsmen were welcomed home Tuesday.

Posted: 11:04 AM Organizers expect more than 300 people from the United States and Canada will attend the 67th annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America's North Central Branch.

Posted: 9:16 PM The man who oversees the Winnebago Tribe's economic development corporation has been appointed to a committee that advises the U.S. agriculture secretary.

Posted: 7:22 PM The leading maker of the enzymes used to produce biofuels is celebrating the completion of its new plant in eastern Nebraska.

Updated: 9:41 PM Nitrate contamination in water remains a concern for the Upper Big Blue Natural Resource District.

Posted: 9:06 AM Nebraska's winter wheat crop is maturing at a rapid pace because of this year's unusually warm spring, so harvest will happen early in the state.

Posted: 7:46 PM Nebraska farmers are close to wrapping up planting the corn and soybean crops as hot, dry weather takes a toll on soil moisture.

Posted: 5:16 PM Interviews are now being scheduled for the Summer 2012 Nebraska Master Naturalist Certification Trainings, June 17-23 at the Nature Conservancy Niobrara Valley Preserve, or July 22- 28 at Omaha and Lincoln area nature centers.

Posted: 5:11 PM Five College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources students recently were named Engler Scholars in the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Institute of Agricultural and Natural Resources.

Posted: 4:12 PM Scotts Bluff County in the Nebraska Panhandle has joined the list of the state's "livestock friendly" counties.

Posted: 8:28 AM The number of cattle in Nebraska feedlots has grown 4 percent over the past year to 2.46 million as of May 1.

Updated: 9:43 PM Time is running out for Congress to finalize a new farm bill. A version has already passed through the Senate, but the House Agriculture Committee is still in discussion.

Updated: 6:07 PM Snow from the mountains eventually becomes the water stored in Nebraska's largest reservoir, Lake McConaughy, but it makes a few stops along the way.

Posted: 10:08 AM Communities and individuals across Nebraska were recognized for their work with tree resources during the Nebraska Community Forestry Conference and Tree City USA Recognition Day.

Updated: 10:02 AM Weather Camp 2012, June 11-15 in Lincoln, will keep middle school-aged students busy with a combination of classroom, lab and field trip learning experiences that will introduce them to careers in meteorology, climatology and related sciences.

Posted: 10:00 AM Lothrop Science and Technology Magnet Center in Omaha, a Nebraska Project Learning Tree (PLT) Greenschool, is among the nation's first-ever Green Ribbon Schools recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Posted: 3:18 PM Researchers say they've shown that certain plants have smarts during dry times.

Posted: 10:57 AM The Federal Reserve says the average value of farmland in several Midwest and Western states grew more than 25 percent in the first quarter as farm income remained strong.

Posted: 9:46 AM A June 11 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension field to table tour will give educators, nutritionists, health professionals, farmers and the public more information about breeding and growing organic wheat for bread quality and health.

Posted: 6:53 AM Nebraska farmers are almost done with planting the corn crop and are making good process on finishing the soybeans.