Posted: 2:26 PM A 29-year-old man has died while working on a utility pole at a feedlot in northeast Nebraska.

Posted: 8:18 PM The U.S. Department of Agriculture survey report for last week says about 14 percent of the expected corn crop has been planted, compared with 4 percent last year and 9 percent on average.

Updated: 7:05 AM Mild temperatures and low precipitation levels could mean a record year for corn production.

Posted: 7:48 AM Higher fuel prices may be applying brakes to the economy in rural areas of 10 Midwest and Plains states.

Posted: 7:40 AM A federal program is offering financial help to landowners along the Missouri River who want to create wetlands in flood-damaged areas

Updated: 9:44 PM UNL Extension Educators say that with the help of producers they can gather data to boost ag production.

Posted: 7:15 AM Authorities say rain-laden storms have delayed field work in Nebraska but have raised soil moisture levels.

Posted: 7:06 AM Federal regulators have approved a Nebraska list that raises the number of impaired waters to 330 in the state.

Updated: 10:11 AM Organic farming or traditional methods, a debate within the agriculture community. One animal rights group wants more regulation on livestock production.

Posted: 9:41 AM Some University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have helped their classmates find out where their food comes from.

Posted: 7:36 PM Most Nebraska farmers are still waiting to start planting as the early spring gets a touch of frost.

Posted: 8:28 AM Nebraska farmers are being warned to look out for signs of rust diseases in their wheat fields.

Posted: 4:59 AM The leader of the Winnebago Tribe's biggest company will take part in a White House panel on Native American food and agriculture.

Updated: 10:44 PM Some unwelcome hitchhikers are already making their way around Nebraska - we're talking ticks, and this year they're getting an early start.

Posted: 4:48 PM Some beef processors plan on labeling beef containing the meat product commonly called "pink slime."

Posted: 5:00 AM Nebraska farmers are eyeing the forecast just in a case the early spring takes a turn back to winter.

Updated: 9:57 PM Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Greg Ibach is leading a group of Nebraska agriculture leaders on a trade visit to South Korea March 31 – April 5.

Posted: 5:14 AM The main producer of the lean beef trimmings that critics call "pink slime" has donated more than $800,000 to state and federal political candidates over the past decade.

Posted: 10:21 PM University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension entomology experts say adult grasshopper numbers dropped last year in western Nebraska rangelands, so the odds are lower for 2012 outbreaks in many areas.

Posted: 7:27 PM Grand Island fourth graders are stepping out of the classroom, and onto the farm. The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Day gives the students an opportunity to take a hands-on look at the state's biggest industry.

Updated: 9:50 PM According to the University of Nebraska ag department 72% of irrigated land in Nebraska is irrigated with sprinkler systems - primarily the center pivot.

Posted: 9:33 AM The tornadoes that struck near North Platte earlier this month caused at least $2.1 million damage and prompted Lincoln County to declare a disaster.

Updated: 9:36 PM A Grand Island resident has been elected to lead the American Quarter Horse Association - the largest equine breed association in the world.

Posted: 4:25 PM Nebraska's ethanol producers are stepping up efforts to raise consumer awareness of the bio-fuel's value and availability. Look forward to an increase in ethanol production and facilities as well.

Posted: 3:10 PM The number of cattle in Nebraska feedlots has grown 6 percent over the past year to 2.57 million as of March 1.