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Nebraska Wheat Board Announces November Meeting
Nebraska Wheat Board Announces November Meeting Lincoln, NE— The Nebraska Wheat Board (NWB) will hold its next meeting Friday, November 20, 2020 in the Fairfield Inn & Suites at 3015 Betten Drive, Crete, NE 68333. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. CST. During the meeting, the NWB board will receive reports from members on […]
First Time Wheat Farmer
First Time Wheat Farmer Hey everyone, my name is Sarah and I serve as the Ag Promotion Coordinator for the Nebraska Wheat Board. I come from a farming background as my husband and our family raise corn and soybeans, cattle and hogs. After working for the wheat industry this past year, I finally talked my husband into […]
Brent Robertson of Elsie, NE, appointed by Secretary Perdue to PVP Board
Brent Robertson of Elsie, NE, appointed by Secretary Perdue to PVP Board Brent Robertson, wheat farmer and former District 7 representative of the Nebraska Wheat Board, was recently appointed by Secretary Sonny Perdue to serve on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Board. His term began immediately after his appointment […]
NWGA Welcomes Assistance for All Classes of Wheat
NWGA Welcomes Assistance for All Classes of Wheat Lincoln, NE – The Nebraska Wheat Growers Association (NWGA) applauds the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today, as they announced a second round of coronavirus relief payments which includes Hard Red Winter (HRW) and Hard White (HW). The new $14 billion package now covers producers of […]
NWB Announces Participants in the 2020-2021 Ambassador Program
Lincoln, NE— The Nebraska Wheat Board is excited to announce the selection of two students for the 2020-2021 Wheat Ambassador Program. The program will work to enhance student leadership, identify career goals and gain insight into the Nebraska wheat industry. Emma Goosic of Franklin, NE is a junior at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln […]
Delsing & Knobel re-elected as Chair & Vice Chair of the NWB
Delsing & Knobel re-elected as Chair & Vice Chair of the NWB The Nebraska Wheat Board (NWB) held their first quarter meeting on August 3, 2020 in North Platte, NE. The meeting included the swearing in of Rick Dunbar as representative of District 7, updates from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, a strategic planning […]
Rick Dunbar of Eustis appointed to Nebraska Wheat Board
Rick Dunbar of Eustis appointed to Nebraska Wheat Board Governor Pete Ricketts recently appointed Rick Dunbar of Eustis as director for District 7 on the Nebraska Wheat Board (NWB). Prior to farming, Rick Dunbar graduated from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln with a degree in Agricultural Economics. Following graduation he worked in Ag Lending […]
Commentary: The long, positive relationship between U.S. wheat farmers and Japan
Commentary: The long, positive relationship between U.S. wheat farmers and Japan By Vine Peterson, U.S. Wheat Associates August 4, 2020 I can say with certainty, there is no food industry relationship in the world that goes back farther than the relationship between U.S. wheat producers and the Japanese our milling industry. It was in […]
Nebraska Wheat Board Announces August Meeting
Nebraska Wheat Board Announces August Meeting Lincoln, NE— The Nebraska Wheat Board (NWB) will hold its next meeting Monday, August 3, 2020 at West Central Research and Extension Center, 402 W State Farm Rd., North Platte, NE 69101. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. CDT. During the meeting, the NWB board will receive reports […]
Wheat harvest continues to move through Nebraska
Wheat Harvest Continues to Move Through Nebraska A lot of progress was made this past week for wheat harvest in Nebraska. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that harvest is 50 percent complete in the state. This past fall, producers planted 920,000 acres of wheat, though only 850,000 are expected to be harvested. […]