By Kerry Hoffschneider When Jacob Tejral first went to Chadron State College, he was still thinking along the lines of traditional ways of farming. He grew up south of Pleasant Dale, Nebraka where he grew up raising feeder hogs and a few cows. In his first semester at Chadron State he took a class with…
The beef industry may have a new slogan in the future: from pasture to vending machine to plate. McLean Beef in York, Nebraska, found the idea of selling raw beef products as a vending machine in a safe way to reach customers during the pandemic. Because the McLean Beef was under construction, they quickly redesigned…
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Starting a business amidst a global pandemic can be especially challenging, but Kelsey Patton of Stromsburg, Nebraska has learned how to make lemons into lemonade, or more literally, fleece into fiber products. The only custom fiber mill in Nebraska, The Fiber Mill can transform wool and other fibers into yarn, felt, roving, quilt batting and…
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In a rural community, when the agricultural economy is good it is good for the whole area, and in York, Nebraska, the mayor says their city has prospered very well. “In addition to having numerous ag industries and some independent of ag, York has businesses that serve the traveling public through here on the Interstate…
By Carla Post of Pauline, Neb. As spring progresses, Post Farms continues to prepare for planting. The biggest barrier has been cool weather, as last week saw temperatures dip down into the 20s. We’ve found that trying to plant ahead of warm weather is generally not productive. Despite the chilly, windy weather, the robins have…
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