Updated: 5:38 AM A new report shows the nation's worst drought in decades has worsened for a second straight week.

Posted: 7:31 AM Lawyers for a South Dakota beef processing company suing ABC News for defamation have asked a federal judge to remand the lawsuit back to state court.

Posted: 5:23 AM Could the 2012 Farm Bill, now in limbo, become part of the current negotiations over the Fiscal Cliff in Washington, DC.?

Updated: 5:59 PM We'll take a trip to meet a hog producer near Elk Creek who raises what some call "Heritage Hogs".

Posted: 4:30 AM The Agriculture Department says Nebraska's winter wheat crop remains in bad condition because of the lack of moisture in the state.

Updated: 9:38 PM The water in Hastings has a problem: its nitrate levels are approaching the EPA's maximum contaminant level of 10 parts per million.

Posted: 5:35 PM The Agriculture Department says Nebraska's winter wheat crop remains in bad condition because of the lack of moisture in the state.

Posted: 8:23 AM Federal officials are reminding Nebraska farmers and ranchers about conservation aid they can get from U.S. Department of Agriculture program.

Posted: 7:19 AM Nebraska's winter wheat crop is off to a bad start because of this year's drought.

Posted: 4:42 PM A federal judge overseeing a $1.2 billion defamation lawsuit filed by a South Dakota beef processing company against ABC News has recused himself from the case.

Posted: 10:27 AM Valmont Industries Inc. is buying a wind tower plant that closed this fall and modify it build more of the company's steel transmission structures for utilities.

Posted: 10:15 AM Nebraska feedlots contained 2.48 million cattle as of Nov. 1, a slight increase over the previous year and the largest inventory for the month since 1994.

Updated: 6:00 PM The Thanksgiving holiday is coming up this week and in honor of that we thought we'd learn more about what it takes to raise turkeys.

Posted: 4:42 PM A forester at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says the state's supply of locally-grown Christmas trees should not be affected by this year's drought.

Updated: 6:05 AM Nebraska hunters bagged a record 105 bull elk this fall.

Updated: 4:41 AM Nebraska officials are predicting that many farmers along the Republican River will have to limit their water use more next year because of the dry conditions.

Updated: 11:22 PM With record breaking land auctions making waves across Nebraska, some landowners looking to rent their ground are wondering how to adjust.

Posted: 7:26 AM The dean of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture will be retiring and moving to Idaho.

Updated: 6:15 AM Gateway Farm Expo officials say that with harvest complete farmers are looking ahead to 2013, and the show's vendors and speakers are ready to help them make those plans.

Updated: 5:57 PM Get ready for a journey to northeast Nebraska!

Posted: 5:13 PM The U.S. Forest Service has eased fire restrictions on land within the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands.

Posted: 12:15 PM Nebraskans are being asked to keep an eye out for whooping cranes as the birds migrate through Nebraska on their way to winter grounds along the Gulf Coast in Texas.

Posted: 6:56 AM A professional horse trainer from the Atlanta area will be featured at the annual Horsin' Around conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Updated: 5:39 AM Nebraska homeowners with dead lawns after this year's drought should plan on reseeding their lawns.

Posted: 3:15 PM The U.S. Agriculture Department has lowered its predictions for the drought-stunted corn crops in Nebraska.