Impacts to Corn Farming in Nebraska in 2024
Each year, corn farmers in Nebraska and around the world face a multitude of factors that impact the cost of producing corn and the price they receive when selling their crop. Farmers take these [...]
Five Ways Corn Is Used in Nebraska
Nebraska is one of the top corn-producing states in the nation. In 2022, Nebraska corn farmers harvested more than 1.46 BILLION bushels. That’s a lot of corn! What happens to all that corn? How [...]
Why California Is Among the Top Markets for Nebraska Ethanol
Biofuels like ethanol are the future of carbon-reducing, renewable energy solutions for our cars, trucks and sport-utility vehicles. Nowhere is the demand greater for ethanol than in the state of California. The ethanol Californians [...]
Six Facts You Didn’t Know About Nebraska’s Corn Harvest
The corn harvest is moving along in Nebraska, and it won’t be long before piles of golden kernels are safely stored away and the fields are empty. But getting to that point takes a [...]
Why There Are Hormones in Fruits, Vegetables and Beef
Wait a minute. There are hormones in carrots and corn? Corn. Carrots. Pigs. Dogs. Cats. Humans. They all depend on hormones to grow and function. Hormones occur naturally in every living thing, acting as [...]
Why Farmers Use Pesticides and Herbicides
Modern agriculture employs a wide array of tools and techniques to cultivate healthy and robust corn, soybeans and other crops. This includes sophisticated GPS-guided machinery for precision planting, innovative irrigation systems to provide crops [...]
11 In-Demand Careers in Agriculture Besides Farming
When many people think about jobs related to corn, they immediately think of the men and women who grow and harvest the crop. While that makes sense—corn farmers are at the core of the industry—the [...]
Your 10 Biggest Questions About Corn Farming Answered
1. Why do farmers detassel corn? Each corn plant has a spikey top filled with pollen called a tassel. Farmers sometimes remove the tassel, a process called detasseling, from some corn plants to control [...]
From Seed to Stalk: How Farmers Plant and Grow Corn
Corn farming is a complex skill, one that benefits from a deep understanding of the land as well as adaptable planning. Farmers must understand the soil and nutrient requirements while also observing how conditions [...]
Career Guide: What Corn Farmers Do and How Much They Make
Corn farming is a rewarding career that provides a special way of life hard to find anywhere else. Farmers spend much of their time outdoors and are in tune with their land. Their job is [...]
Nebraska Grows Popcorn
Popcorn has always been an important part of Norm Krug’s story. His father grew it for 40 years. To Norm, popcorn symbolizes quality time spent with family; gathered around an evening television program, enjoying [...]
Why Global Trade Is So Important for Agriculture
That’s why trade matters to Nebraska’s ag economy. With the productivity of U.S. agriculture growing faster than domestic demand, U.S. farmers and agricultural firms rely heavily on export markets to sustain prices and revenues. [...]
