Posted: 10:10 PM A North Dakota man wanted in four states for defrauding farmers has been captured in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Updated: 4:03 PM A grain cooperative based in eastern Nebraska now has 32 locations after acquiring Midwest Ag Partners.

Updated: 11:44 AM Snowy owls from the Arctic are being spotted in Nebraska and other Plains states this winter because large numbers of the bird migrated further south than usual this year in search of food.

Updated: 2:11 PM One of the nation's most widely planted crops -- a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide -- may be losing its ability to kill a major pest.

Updated: 4:30 AM Bald eagles are making a comeback in Nebraska.

Posted: 1:56 PM Nebraskans who work in agriculture will have the chance to see new precision technology and farming trends during the Fremont Corn Expo.

Posted: 1:54 PM Farm Credit Services is being recognized for its efforts to attract and retain younger workers.

Updated: 4:43 AM A Nebraska couple will get to take a free trip to Hawaii in January because of their ranching success and commitment to the community.

Updated: 3:29 PM Green Plains Grain Co. is buying the elevator assets of KW Carter Co.

Posted: 5:34 AM Nebraska feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more head contained 2.56 million cattle on feed as of Dec. 1.

Posted: 10:16 AM Nebraska feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more head contained 2.56 million cattle on feed as of December 1, 2011.

Posted: 8:28 AM Federal wildlife refuges that straddle the Missouri River north of Omaha in Iowa and Nebraska have been scheduled to reopen to the public next month.

Posted: 4:57 AM Midwestern farmers may be socked with steep increases in their crop insurance premiums unless levees damaged by last summer's flooding are fixed.

Posted: 12:01 PM Gov. Dave Heineman says he will fight a national animal advocacy group "every step of the way" if its lobbyists attempt to curtail agriculture in Nebraska.

Posted: 9:55 AM The state Department of Agriculture has released its annual directory of Christmas tree growers in an effort to encourage Nebraskans to buy local.

Posted: 6:37 AM It's been a good year to be a farmer.

Updated: 6:22 AM An Omaha event will give people a chance to learn more about Russian agriculture and its effects on international trade.

Posted: 6:47 AM A cow that has been roaming free near the eastern Nebraska city of Plattsmouth since September has been captured.

Updated: 9:59 PM It's hard to predict which issues will dominate 2012 ag discussions, but the Nebraska Farmers Union president says there's one issue they're sure to talk about: property taxes.

Posted: 9:42 AM State money that went to a Nebraska farm coalition that fights animal welfare groups is drawing scrutiny from lawmakers, who question why Attorney General Jon Bruning awarded the grant.

Posted: 9:34 AM Nebraska cattle producers are benefiting from higher beef prices because of drought in the southern Plains and growing demand for beef exports.

Posted: 8:02 AM A Nebraska grain cooperative says it avoided losses in the MF Global bankruptcy because the Aurora Co-op quit doing business with the brokerage before it failed.

Updated: 7:33 PM The 2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill recently signed by President Obama contained a lot of things, but some animal welfare groups are upset about what it did not include.

Posted: 9:03 AM An Axtell farmer has been elected to lead the Nebraska Farm Bureau.

Posted: 11:17 AM Farmers are known to be laid back, but at the 5th Annual Farming Power Show, there was a lot of hustle and bustle.