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  • 1 week ago | farmprogress.com | Curt Arens

    It happened in a split second. I was standing on the top of a slippery automatic cattle waterer, climbing over a fence that divided the waterer between two cattle yards. It was quicker, I reasoned, to climb over than to walk around to the yard gate. Big surprise: The waterer was wet. I slipped. All at once, I was on the ground with a huge, deep gash on my shin. My shin had collided with a sharp corner of the waterer on my way down.

  • 1 week ago | farmprogress.com | Curt Arens

    Curt Arens, senior editor of Nebraska FarmerFACTS ON FARMS: USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins recently announced a new agenda regarding the success and prosperity of small family farms. Curt ArensNebraska has 44,300 farms. Of those, about 45% are considered small family farms by the state, with sales between $1 and $49,999.

  • 1 week ago | farmprogress.com | Curt Arens

    Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins made a big entrance. When she joined a roundtable with farmers, ranchers, state and federal officials, and FFA and 4-H members inside a machine shed in eastern Nebraska, it was the perfect setting for the announcement of something big. After touring a feedlot on the Ohnoutka family farm east of Valparaiso, Neb., on May 19 — accompanied by Gov. Jim Pillen, Rep.

  • 2 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Curt Arens

    Curt Arens, senior editor of Nebraska FarmerLOOKING FORWARD: The young and the young at heart look forward to the contests, livestock and food at the county fair. But the lights, games and entertainment are also important aspects of the fair.Photos by Curt ArensNothing says summer in Nebraska like county fairs. Maybe it’s the food. Maybe it’s the 4-H and FFA competitions. Perhaps, it’s the carnival, concerts and rodeos.

  • 2 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Sarah McNaughton-Peterson |Curt Arens

    Disease containment protects equine health and investment, yet many owners overlook basic precautions. Even small operations need proper biosecurity measures. Communicable diseases such as equine herpesvirus or strangles can spread rapidly from horse to horse. The best way to stave off diseases is to start with a healthy horse herd. A balanced ration and clean, low-stress environment can put your horses ahead of the pack in terms of staying healthy.

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