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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 14, 2018
Whose ox gets gored? The state budget faces a $175M - $200M shortfall in the second half of the biennial budget (7/1/18 - 6/30/19). What's worse, annual tax revenues are projected to remain in the dumper as Ag producers took a beating again this year. This Governor,...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 7, 2018
My Kids Are Back By Miss Helen Crump The bell rang Wednesday at 9:45 a.m. and the classroom filled for the second session of the 105th Legislature. All 49 wiggly bodies were present and just as sweet as my homemade apple pie. We have sixty days to complete...
Make Nominations for Nebraska Agri-Business Association’s Industry Awards
Nebraska Agri-Business Members, As the year is winding down, it is time to take a moment to think back over this past year and recognize those individuals who have gone above and beyond for the ag retail industry. The Nebraska Agri-Business Association has recognized...
EPA and States’ Collective Efforts Lead to Regulatory Action on Dicamba
10/13/2017 Contact Information: EPA Press Office ([email protected]) WASHINGTON (OCTOBER 13, 2017) - EPA has reached an agreement with Monsanto, BASF and DuPont on measures to further minimize the potential for drift to damage neighboring crops from the use of dicamba...
Exhibit at the 2018 Nebraska Agri-Business Exposition!
We are currently gathering vendors for the 2018 Nebraska Agri-Business Exposition, January 9-10, 2018 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska. If you would like to participate with an exhibit, please visit the Exposition's Exhibitor Information Page. Handy online...
Register and Attend Area Meetings! Five Locations to Choose From
The Nebraska Agri-Business Association is conducting the annual area meetings this fall in a location near you! Please attend one of these meetings and let us know what's going on in your area and things that the association should be working on FOR YOU! We'll also...
Take A Break and Join Your Colleagues at Summer Convention
You're invited to take a break for a bit of industry education and a bit of relaxation at this year's Summer Convention, August 22-23, 2017 at the Hilton Garden Inn @ the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs. Register Now! Starting out at 1 PM on Tuesday, August 22,...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, May 21, 2017
This is the End Can't get that Jim Morrison song out of my mind. An $8.9 billion state budget for 2017-18 / 2018-19 was finalized last week, and yes there was partisan drama. Again. Generally, conservatives won the budget tussle and cut spending. Progressives believe...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, May 14, 2017
Coalesce Five legislative days remain until Speaker Jim Scheer adjourns this session sine die on May 23. Sine die is Latin for "Don't let the door hit you in the dolium on your way out." After beginning the year with a $900,000 revenue shortfall, senators delivered a...
Agricultural Economic & Technology Summit, June 13-14, 2017
Nebraska Farm Bureau is partnering with the UNL Department of Agricultural Economics, UNL Department of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska, and KRVN Rural Radio Network on the Agricultural Economic & Technology Summit, June 13-14, 2017 in...