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Not Using Sow Gestation Stalls Impacts Farmers, Consumers
Domino’s shareholders recently rejected a proposal by the Humane Society of the United States to follow in the footsteps of many other fast food chains (Burger King, McDonald’s, Wendy’s) and promise to stop using pork from suppliers who confine pregnant … Continue reading
Get to know your Nebraska farmers: Joel and Amy Weber
For Weber Feed Yards LLC owner and Saline County Farm Bureau member Joel Weber, doing it all and doing it the right way is job one. A 4th generation farmer/feeder from Dorchester, Joel went off to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Farmer & Rancher Profiles
Tagged agriculture, beef, cattle, farm, Farm Bureau, farming, Food, rancher
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Soy-based products in our homes?
The Nebraska Soybean Board has long been trying to communicate the message that bioproducts are an easy, green choice for consumers to make in their daily lives. Soy-based products are safer for our families, great for Nebraska’s economy, and widely … Continue reading
Farm Bureau Participation in Trade Mission to South Korea
With the recently passed Free Trade Agreement with Korea, the timing of an April trade visit to South Korea was ideal. Nebraska was the first state to travel to Korea since the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement. Steve Nelson, … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, farm, Farm Bureau, policy, trade
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Get to know your Nebraska farmers: Ryan and Kristi Weeks
Juniata, Neb., population 698 and home of Ryan and Kristi Weeks, Adams County Farm Bureau members and 5th generation farmers. Ryan’s family settled there in the 1800s and he grew up learning from his father who had a hand in … Continue reading
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FDA Guidance on Antibiotic Use and Veterinary Feed Directives
The FDA recently issued guidance documents on antibiotic use and proposed veterinary feed directives that call for greater veterinarian oversight of antibiotic use in food animals and, more importantly, the end of growth promoting antibiotics. Dr. Scott Hurd, Associate Professor … Continue reading
2012 Legislative Session Ends
The 2012 session of the Nebraska Legislature was relatively quiet for agriculture, but senators did pass several bills important to farmers and ranchers. As in 2011, budget and tax issues dominated the action. Craig Head, Nebraska Farm Bureau Vice President … Continue reading
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Get to know your Nebraska farmers: Larry and Kathy Mussack
Timing was everything for Burt County Farm Bureau member Larry Mussack when it came to farming. Throughout high school, Larry’s dreams were to become a civil engineer, but the summer before he headed off to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, that … Continue reading
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Get to know your Nebraska ranchers: Eric and Tanya Storer
No one can understand what it means to live “out in the country” or in a remote area like Cherry County, say Farm Bureau members Eric and Tanya Storer. That’s because Rocking J Ranch is nestled in the Nebraska Sandhills … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, beef, Farm Bureau, farming, Nebraska, rancher, ranching
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Get to know your Nebraska farmers: Gregg and Lisa Eggerling
In good fashion and like all other Nebraska farmers and ranchers who have shared their stories for the blog, Seward County Farm Bureau member Lisa Eggerling was no different when it came to humility and modesty about what makes their … Continue reading
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