A Guide to Ethanol Gas Blends at the Pump
May is Nebraska Renewable Fuels Month, so it's a great time to learn more about the ethanol fuel options at the local gas station. Use this guide and video to discover what these ethanol [...]
Nebraska Celebrates Renewable Fuels Month This May
Renewable Fuels Month highlights the importance of renewable biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, especially for Nebraskans. The month of May marks the beginning of the summer driving season, making it an ideal time [...]
Learn the Parts of a Corn Plant and What They Do
The corn plant is a feat of natural engineering. It’s constructed of a variety of features that contribute to the plant’s growth, strength and productivity. From the stalk that serves as the plant’s backbone [...]
Nebraska Corn Farmers To Invest Nearly $3.1 Billion to Plant 9.85 Million Acres
Nebraska corn farmers will plant 9.85 million acres of corn in 2024 according to the March Prospective Plantings report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). If these planting estimates hold up, Nebraska [...]
Corn Farming: How Smart Farming Is Sustainable Farming
Sustainability is at the heart of modern agriculture and key to promoting responsible stewardship of natural resources to ensure the long-term viability of Nebraska’s family farms.One of the ways Nebraska’s corn farmers increase sustainability is [...]
Grain Safety Takes Center Stage: Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Soybean Board Promote Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week
The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) and Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB) have partnered together for the 2024 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week because everyone deserves to go home from work each day. The goal [...]
Why April and May Are the Best Times to Plant Corn
Along with harvesting, planting is one of the most important times of year for corn farmers. It sounds simple: prepare the field for planting and then put the seeds in the ground. However, deciding [...]
Celebrating National Ag Day
Farmers are known to be some of the most pioneering, innovative and driven individuals in the world. This National Ag Day, the Nebraska Corn Board is celebrating those who work day in and day [...]
Nebraska Corn Board Recognizes Agriculture Leaders at 2024 Annual Awards Dinner
Two awards were given out at the Nebraska Corn Board’s (NCB) 2024 awards dinner on March 12 in Lincoln. The annual awards event highlights outstanding contributions to the state’s corn industry. Each of the [...]
Top Four Medical and Pharmaceutical Uses for Corn
Corn is a versatile crop that finds numerous applications as food, fuel and feed. However, corn also has important uses in medicine. While health care may not immediately come to mind when people think [...]
Nebraska Corn Leadership Take Part in Discussions During Commodity Classic
Nebraska farmers were well represented at Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas the week of Feb. 26. Corn farmers from across Nebraska served as delegates for the Corn Congress sessions during the event from both [...]
Corn Board To Meet
The Nebraska Corn Board will hold its next meeting in the afternoon of Tuesday, March 12, 2024, on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus and Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at Embassy Suites in Lincoln [...]
