LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — As the days grow shorter and the mornings colder, the backbone of Nebraska’s economy works against the encroaching winter to get crops out of their fields. The state’s farmers ...

According to the March Prospective Plantings report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Nebraska corn farmers are expected to plant 10.3 million ...

An employee of Ailes Detasseling walks through a seed corn field near Utica, Neb., in 2024. Detasseling is seen as a rite of passage for Midwest teenagers, but in recent years, more of the detasseling ...

Truck driver Isaac Yara holds up a piece of dryland field corn while waiting for his truck load to finish. This corn is smaller than sweet corn. Western Kansas has inserted itself into the corn belt, ...

Nebraska Extension brings you hands-on training for crop scouting with a line up of speakers and topics from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.