Updated: 5:48 PM In this week's show, we are going to celebrate some of those great communities in the middle of rural Nebraska. It's an "Our Town" Best Of Edition.

Posted: 11:21 AM Gov. Dave Heineman today previewed the schedule for the 2013 Governor’s Ag Conference to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, February 12-13 at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney.

Posted: 5:30 AM At livestock auctions these days, people are seeing more and more young calves. Ranchers say the drought is forcing them to downsize their herds and sell their calves earlier than normal.

Posted: 6:49 AM New forecasting methods are helping Nebraska officials anticipate when they are at risk of a water shortage in the Republican River basin.

Updated: 5:30 AM The Upper Big Blue NRD says their CROP-TIP test plot near York lets them do something that a lot of their producers can't do: take big risks.

Updated: 6:10 PM Nebraska farmers and ranchers can help make sure the USDA has accurate information about agriculture in the state.

Posted: 5:10 AM A dozen ag organizations and their members came together Wednesday for the Nebraska Ag Classic and to take an look at challenges 2013 may present the industry.

Posted: 5:48 PM Nebraska officials are preparing for a likely water shortage next year that would require extra conservation along the Republican River.

Posted: 6:53 AM Nebraska is offering a new mobile app that lets users know of places to fish and hunt around the state.

Updated: 5:54 PM We are going to have some "Best Of" segments again for you this week. We'll show you some of the best photo essays from Pure Nebraska photojournalist John Haxby.

Posted: 6:28 AM Nebraska officials are reminding tree growers about some challenges associated with the state's drought conditions.

Updated: 12:19 PM A Texas-based company says there is no additional leak at the site of a pipeline spill last month in southeast Nebraska.

Posted: 6:59 AM A Nebraska science program will showcase a time-lapse photography project about the Platte River basin.

Posted: 3:37 PM University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension will be setting up Master Gardener training across the state.

Updated: 10:11 PM Leaders at the Nebraska Cattlemen's conference in Kearney say costs have gone up for producers during a year that hasn't been easy.

Updated: 10:45 PM Before the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality submitted their final Keystone XL report to Governor Dave Heineman, they held a public hearing in Albion.

Updated: 6:13 AM The Nebraska Power Farming show runs Tuesday - Thursday at the Lancaster Event Center. Admission is free.

Updated: 5:55 PM It's a special "Best of the Good Life" edition on Pure Nebraska this week.

Posted: 6:44 AM Add Holt County to the list of areas designated by the state as "livestock friendly."

Posted: 5:22 AM The farm bill was the hot topic at the Nebraska Farm Bureau's annual convention this year. It's also what many Nebraska farmers and ranchers said is the biggest issue on their minds.

Posted: 7:10 PM Nebraska's director of agriculture is visiting China this week to attract potential investors in farming, ranching and bioenergy.

Updated: 9:28 AM The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has scheduled burns for several parks over the winter, as weather permits.

Updated: 8:22 AM Beef prices are on the rise, which causes change for local grocery stores

Posted: 7:43 PM A Canadian mining company is having trouble raising money to move forward with plans to extract a valuable and rare heat-resistant element from beneath southeast Nebraska despite promising prospects.

Posted: 7:40 PM President Barack Obama faces mounting pressure to decide whether to approve Keystone XL, a $7 billion proposed oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada.