Episodios

  • From Six Hours to 15 Minutes: Cattler transforms how producers manage operations

    From Six Hours to 15 Minutes: Cattler transforms how producers manage operations
    Jul 16 2025
    As ag tech surges ahead in the row crop world, one company is making sure the cattle industry doesn’t get left behind. Cattler, a cattle management platform for cow-calf and feedlot operations, is helping producers streamline their daily work, from feeding to animal health, recordkeeping, billing, and more.
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  • Nebraska startup Grain Weevil builds 100 more robots to meet soaring demand

    Nebraska startup Grain Weevil builds 100 more robots to meet soaring demand
    Jul 16 2025
    Nebraska startup Grain Weevil continues to gain traction with its grain bin management robot, designed to keep farmers safe and improve grain quality. The company is one of many ag innovators featured at the Ag Tech Connect conference, hosted by The Combine, Nebraska’s ag tech incubator.
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    4 m
  • Remote monitoring helps ranchers do more with less amid record beef prices, tight supply

    Remote monitoring helps ranchers do more with less amid record beef prices, tight supply
    Jul 16 2025
    As beef prices continue to soar, cattle producers are navigating high input costs, labor shortages, and growing consumer demand, all while striving to maintain profitable and sustainable operations. Andrew Coppin, CEO of Ranchbot Monitoring Solutions, says technology is helping bridge that gap.
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    6 m
  • Nebraska ranch family welcomes baby boy in ambulance along Highway 2

    Nebraska ranch family welcomes baby boy in ambulance along Highway 2
    Jul 15 2025
    When you’re a rancher in Nebraska, life rarely sticks to a schedule, even for a baby due on induction day. Jed and Jais Connealy of Connealy Angus near Whitman, Nebraska, were planning for a routine delivery in Kearney. But their son, Theodore “Teddy” Connealy, had other plans.
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  • Scottsbluff Farmer Faces Hail Damage

    Scottsbluff Farmer Faces Hail Damage
    Jul 3 2025
    Scottsbluff farmer Andy Groskopf shares how hail wiped out part of his corn crop this week — and why he's not giving up on it just yet. He also discusses the newly formed Panhandle Corn Growers Association and why it's critical for western Nebraska producers to have a seat at the table. Hear about the unique challenges of farming in the Panhandle and why water is at the center of it all.
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    4 m
  • Nebraska rainfall could set stage for strong pollination - if faucet stays on

    Nebraska rainfall could set stage for strong pollination - if faucet stays on
    Jun 23 2025
    As Nebraska's corn and soybean crops move into critical early summer stages, this week’s forecast could bring timely relief and boost moisture profiles, especially in the eastern part of the state. Eric Hunt with Nebraska Extension says the weather outlook is much improved compared to just a few days ago, when widespread flooding looked more likely.
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  • Extreme drought gone in Nebraska, but one dry week could set back gains

    Extreme drought gone in Nebraska, but one dry week could set back gains
    Jun 9 2025
    After weeks of much-needed rainfall across Nebraska, recent moisture has brought some drought relief, but experts say the state isn’t out of the woods yet. Nebraska Extension ag climatologist Eric Hunt emphasized that despite improvements, moisture deficits remain across key production areas, including south-central and eastern Nebraska.
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  • Study: Renewable fuels create $204 million in wages, 4,600 jobs in Nebraska

    Study: Renewable fuels create $204 million in wages, 4,600 jobs in Nebraska
    Jun 9 2025
    A newly released study highlights the growing economic impact of the clean fuels sector, showing that biodiesel, renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel now contribute $42.4 billion to the U.S. economy. The data was shared by Clean Fuels Alliance America as part of Renewable Fuels Month, observed each May.
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