Kelsey Pope has joined the staff of the Nebraska Corn Board as Ag Promotion Coordinator. 
Farmers in Nebraska made good progress in getting the corn in again this past week - with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in its weekly crop progress report today, noting that 65 percent of the crop was harvested for the week ending Nov. 22.
Mike Rowe, who hosts “Dirty Jobs” on the Discovery Channel, has spoken several times about farming and farm life - and how sometimes farmers do indeed know the best way to do what they do. (See this video on lamb castration, farming and hard work.)
We have two podcasts this week.
While we've known for sometime that a map of the corn genome had been completed, details from the Maize Genome Sequencing Project will officially appear in tomorrow's edition of the journal Science - which features a cover story on the subject.
Nebraska's first modern ethanol plant - Chief Ethanol Fuels near Hastings - is celebrating 25 years in operation with an open house next Monday, Nov. 23.In this Podcast, Carl Sousek, a farmer from Prague and a member of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, talks about a survey that found broad public respect and trust for family farmers and broad support for corn as food, feed and fuel. In this Podcast, Greg Whitmore, a farmer from Shelby and a member of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, discusses some of the crazy things farmers have heard over the last few weeks -- from high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and taxes to prime time television [...] Good news came from the U.S. Department of Agriculture today when its weekly crop progress report confirmed that progress was indeed made on getting Nebraska's corn crop in the bin.In this Podcast, Jon Holzfaster, a cattle and corn farmer from Paxton, talks about the growth of the ethanol industry over the last year. (Yes...growth! Production each month this year has surpassed last year.)
The Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska - known as A-FAN - has a Facebook page.In this Podcast, Brandon Hunnicutt, a farmer from Giltner and president of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, discusses a recent hearing held to discuss a possible grain indemnity fund in Nebraska.The U.S. Department of Agriculture said today that only 15 percent of the Nebraska's corn crop is in the bin. That’s only a 2 point increase from last week and a 5 point increase from two weeks ago.In this Podcast, Jim Hultman, a farmer from Sutton and a member of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, reflects on the challenges and accomplishments Bob Dickey saw during the year he was president of the National Corn Growers Association. Dickey is a farmer from [...] In this Podcast, the Nebraska Corn Growers Association's Mat Habrock, encourages farmers to be safe during this busy time of year - and asks motorists to keep an eye out for farm equipment and trucks.
The Nebraska Corn Board today distributed a news release touting the many positives of pork -- from the value it brings to rural communities (and the whole state!) to the value it brings to a healthy balanced diet.
At the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, you can now see the traveling exhibit Edward Burtynsky: Oil.
More miles per BTU -- or more miles per unit of energy. That's what you get with higher ethanol blends, according to a University of Nebraska study released yesterday by the Nebraska Corn Board. The Nebraska Corn Board funded the study.
The Prairie Loft Center for Outdoor and Agricultural Learning held its Harvest Celebration yesterday. The Prairie Loft is just west of Hastings.
Bob Dickey (pictured), a member of the Nebraska Corn Board and a farmer from Laurel, has just wrapped up his term as president of the National Corn Growers Association. (Remember the reception at Commodity Classic for Dickey? Click here!)About one-third of Nebraska’s anticipated record corn crop is mature, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture crop progress report.In this Podcast, Larry Mussack, a farmer from Decatur and a member of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, encourages farmers and other ethanol supporters to submit comments to the EPA about the enhanced Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS-2).
While rural life often includes idyllic and peaceful country roads, traffic on these roads picks up during harvest, which increases the chances for accidents to occur between farm equipment and vehicles.In this Podcast, Joel Grams, a farmer from Minden and a member of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, covers what NeCGA had planned for Husker Harvest Days this week. Highlighted was the Sustaining Innovation messages and an opportunity for new NeCGA members to win [...] 
At Husker Harvest Days today, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman (center in the photo) signed a declaration proclaiming September as Renewable Fuels Awareness Month in Nebraska.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said today that 6 percent of Nebraska's corn crop was mature as of September 6. That's 1 point ahead of last year at this time but 6 points behind the five-year average.In this Podcast, Steve Ebke, a farmer from Daykin and a member of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, discusses some of the important points made at the recent National Corn Growers Association conference on land use and carbon impacts of corn-based ethanol.
A team of journalists from Japan were in Nebraska this week, hosted by the Nebraska Corn Board as part of a U.S. Grains Council trade mission, the Nebraska Corn Board said in a news release today. Japan is a major buyer of U.S. [...] The U.S. Department of Agriculture said today that 1 percent of Nebraska's corn crop was mature. That, and the cool temperatures over the last week, are not-so-subtle reminders that fall and harvest are drawing near.
The Nebraska State Fair kicked off over the weekend - and in Ag Hall you can find a Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Corn Growers display that highlights information surrounding the Sustaining Innovation campaign that began earlier this year.
Alan Tiemann of Seward (pictured) has been elected to serve as chairman of the Nebraska Corn Board for the 2009-2010 term, the Nebraska Corn Board said in a news release.In this Podcast, Bob Dickey, a farmer from Laurel and a member of the Nebraska Corn Board, talks about the importance of having good people on the ground in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said today that 30 percent of the corn crop is dented, which, while up from 13 percent last week, is 9 points behind last year (39 percent) and 18 points behind the five-year average (48 percent).In this Podcast, Randy Uhrmacher, a farmer from Juniata and a member of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, discusses the Environmental Protection Agency's peer review on its indirect land use change theory.
The Nebraska Corn Board is one of several corn and ethanol organizations across the country that partnered to launch a national ethanol blender pump campaign today, according to a news release.In this Podcast, Steve Wiese, a farmer from Wilber and a member of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, encourages farmers to meet with their Congressional representatives this month - while they are back home from work in D.C.
Okay - there really are technologies today that allow cornfields to make a call, or at least alert farmers to assorted conditions of the field, but this is different.
Brandon Hunnicutt (@cornfedfarmer on Twitter), a farmer from Giltner and president of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, spoke at the Hastings Kiwanis club today. This is one of several presentations Hunnicutt has made over the last few weeks - talking about farming today [...]
