BY Kylee Planer Communication Strategy & Issue Management Associate/County Specialist | February 4, 2021
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(L-R) Lance Atwater of Ayr, Clay Patton of Lexington, Sean Krebs of Clearwater, and Erin Norman of Crawford.
KEARNEY, NEB. – Four finalists in the Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Discussion Meet contest have been named after competing in preliminary rounds during the 2021 Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference held Jan. 29-30 in Kearney.
Lance Atwater of Ary, Sean Krebs of Clearwater, Erin Norman of Crawford, and Clay Patton of Lexington advanced to the final round of the Nebraska Farm Bureau (NEFB) YF&R Discussion Meet to be held at the next NEFB Annual Convention, Dec. 5-7, 2021.
BY Rural Radio Network Staff | January 30, 2021
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The sheep and goat market in the Midwest for the week ending January 29th was mixed to lower. Texas noted the sharpest drop in price across several auctions. Northern sales saw limited receipts as a major winter storm blanketed several states with deep snow. Some in the industry are keeping a close eye on the coming week’s prices to see if the late winter high has been established ahead of Spring. Passover/Pesach and Easter are now just over a month away and buyers for these holidays may already have much of their orders filled and are holding to see if the market softens before buying their final needs.
The first week of 2021 sheep and goat cash prices seemed to follow the broader commodity sector with higher prices. The regular USDA reporting sales showed significant volume of sheep and goats from the lighter December sales. Seasonally early in the year is a higher market for sheep and goats. Sheep and goats are still [.]
Summary: A combine, two trucks and trailers, a tractor and a grain cart were destroyed in a fire in rural Clay County.
The story caught national attention, as thousands shared the story on social media, suggesting the fire was politically driven an arson. The owner of the equipment avoided making the application connection.
The Nebraska State Fire Marshal Investigators released a statement on Oct. 19 saying that they are working to determine the cause of the fire.
Written by: Bryce Doeschot/Shalee Peters
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