Nebraska flooding occurred in Central and Eastern Nebraska starting on Wednesday, March 13th. The mixture of snow on the frozen ground along with the 4 inches of rain that fell created a flooding disaster that was not expected. Livestock producers have been hit hard by this flood. Many have found it hard to get to […]
Cover Crops: The Future Or Just A Fad? In recent years, the addition of cover crops into a corn/soybean rotational cropping system has become more popular as the potential benefits of cover crops have become more widely recognized. Cover crops offer a wide variety of benefits to soil structure and health, but they can also […]
Andrew Stech has recently expanded his role with United Farm and Ranch Management (UFARM). Andrew has served as an associate real estate broker since 2014 and now will be adding land management duties. Andrew is based out of the UFARM office in Norfolk, Nebraska. Andrew has a passion for agricultural that runs deep. He grew […]
UFARM associates, Ethan Sorensen and Chris Scow recently assisted Brian Poppe, of Poppe Realty & Management in Falls City, Nebraska, with a land auction involving 80 acres of prime non-irrigated farmland in Richardson County, NE. The sale was well attended with multiple parties placing bids. At the end of the day, the parcel sold for […]
It’s no secret that 2017 is proving to be a dry growing season for producers across Nebraska and the upper Midwest. The dry conditions have been marked by pockets of heavy rainfall in isolated areas, resulting in an overall decrease in the corn crop condition. The percent of corn rated at good to excellent fell […]
Farmers across the state aren’t getting much of a post-planting reprieve, as temperatures continue to heat up and rainfall continues to stay away lately across most of the Cornhusker state. As such, irrigation motors are firing up rapidly as producers fret about their emerging crops amidst the hot, dry conditions. Peer pressure is most certainly […]
If you’re a farmer or landowner in Nebraska, chances are you have a keen eye focused on the Nebraska Legislature lately, as Governor Ricketts’ Property Tax reform bill, LB461, saw first round debate in Nebraska legislative talks on Friday, April 21st. This fact, in itself, marks an important milestone, as it’s the first time in […]