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Dave Schroeder interviews Bruce Ramge, the Director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance, which is hosting listening sessions around the state on the Affordable Care Act and health insurance, particularly as open enrollment approaches.

Nebraska State Climatologist Al Dutcher has long-range weather including an influx of Canadian air due in the Central Plains next week ... Rod Johnson Mid-West Dairy on work being done to bring a processor to the state ... Rural Radio's "Fridays in the Field" visits Northeast Nebraska

Nebraska's Ibach Senate confirmation hearing to become USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs ... Dean Heffta of Water Street Solutions joins us for Thursday market analysis ... James MacDonald to discuss a UNL/IANR Grant program improving land use efficiency to attract young producers

K-State Weed Scientist Phil Stahlman, talks about a recent successful EPA tour of western Kansas farms ... Prof. of Ag History David Vail discusses his work at UNK ... Syngenta Agronomy's Travis Gustafson talks about testing now for SCN

New research from the National Chicken Council shows widespread consumer misinformation and need to educate ... "Making Sure the Farm is Protected", today with Lance Burditt of Water Street Solutions ... Beef Symposium update with NU Extension Specialist Karla Jenkins ... Serious weather damage last night in the Albion area

Today: Carla Jenkins, UNL Cow/Calf Specialist on an upcoming Range Beef Cow Symposium in Cheyenne ... Producer and Common Ground Volunteer Diane Carr appears in nationally distributed AG-Vocating video ... Positive exhibitor feedback from AkSarBen Livestock Show move to GI ... World Dairy Expo kicks off Tuesday in Wisconsin: we talk with a contestant

On Today's Program: US and Mexico unveil progress on a Colorado River ... Farm Bill movement with NE-3rd Congressman Adrian Smith ... State Climatologist Al Dutcher has long-range weather ... Organic farming shows potential for better profit - we talk to a young producer ... "Fridays in the Field" PG Farms, Shelton heading toward harvest

Ag News: KRVN and Rural Radio Network announce development of a Lincoln news bureau and production studio in partnership with Nebraska Innovation Campus Syngenta settles farmer lawsuits over genetically engineered seed ... US Justice reports Tyson poultry pleads to charges over Missouri fish kill

Ag News and Guests: : Florida takes body-blow from Irma: Citrus costs on the rise ... Jason Ladman of Water Street Solutions discusses taking emotion out of farm land decisions ... Kansas and Tyson continue the dance over locating a new facility as KS Corn Growers weigh-in ... Jim Benfeldt says Nebraska's NRDs get World Bank attention in their search for an effective governance model for water iss...

Ag News: Congressman Roger Marshall (KS-1) on his trip to China on trade and national security ... Rural Mainstreet Index hit low of the year as farmland prices decline, ag-equipment sales dismal Guests: Mari Sandoz Conference details with Elizabeth Chase ... Nebraska Extension Farm Succession Educator Allan Vyhnalek on the farm succession ... voices from Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts 201...

Ag News: Anthrax confirmed in North Dakota-ranchers take action ... child deaths decrease on the farm, but still too many ... the ag damage tally rises from Harvey and Irma Guests: Al Dutcher on Friday warmth and weekend rains ... "Divots in the Pivots" partners NRCS/NRDs to make unproductive land viable for wildlife opportunities ... "Fridays in the Field" checks in on Western Nebraska progress

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Ag News: Harvest rolling in many parts of the territory. We talk harvest safety Guests: Water Street Solutions' Dean Heffta on today's market trends ... Dan Halstrom on US Meat Export Federation's beef tour through China ... Kevin Kenny and the Husker Harvest Days rally in support of Right-To-Repair Legislation

Ag News: Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District's Regional Conservation Partnership Program project, "Divots in the Pivots" ... Secretary Perdue to Tour Houston Area Impacted by Hurricane Harvey ... Several states continue to grapple with dicamba drift investigations and solutions Guests: Tom Downey of Downey Drilling in Lexington as they have opened their new facilities ... Jessica Groskopf, R...

Ag News: More on the Chinese Beef Buying Team visit to Central Nebraska ... A group of Democrat Senators want the Waters of the US Rule in place ... Jason Ladman, Director at Water Street Solutions discusses "Becoming a More Efficient Operation" ... Henderson area State Senator Curt Friesen discusses issues in his re-election bid ... Mark Ford, Director of the Ag Trade Office for the U.S. Embassy...

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Ag News: Japan informs Nebraska delegation of dis-interest in a new bi-lateral trade agreement, holds out for a new TPP ... Henderson State Senator Scott Fiesen announces for re-election Guests: Shannon Peterson, organizer and winners Karissa Eckel and Briana Kraenow on Saturday's Nebraska Hand Cornhusking Championship ... Nebraska AgrAbility serves Farm and Ranch Families Affected by Disabilities...

Ag News: Big improvements announced for Husker Harvest Days next year ... Concern for aflatoxin in this year's corn crop? Guests: Al Dutcher Nebraska Extension Climatologist talks about La Nina reforming and a cool down for next week ... National Director of Communications talks about the Grange in its 150th year and the desire to increase youth involvement ... "Fridays in the Field" features Dave...

Day 3 of Husker Harvest Days 2017 Our guests include Terry Hejny of Nebraska LEAD ... Water Street Solutions' Dean Hefta with Thursday Market Analysis ... Channel Seed District Manager Heath Vrbka of Rising City reviews the 2017 growing season ... Steve White, co-host of NTV's Grow

LIVE from Rural Radio Broadcast Center at the 40th annual Husker Harvest Days: Guests: Mark McHargue - VP of Nebraska Farm Bureau ... Nebraska Lt. Governor Mike Foley ... The National Assn. of Resource Districts Hall of Fame announces its 2017 inductees ... Farm Service Agency acting State Director Mike Sander

Ag News: Gates open for day #1 of the 40th edition of Husker Harvest Days...NE FFA Foundation Exec Dir Stacey Agnew speaks on the Titan Tire Auction at HHD along with grants and resources for growth Guests: Dean Heffta of Waterstreet Solutions: "The people a Farm Leader can count on ... Reps of the Nebraska Bankers Association on the importance of engagement between farmers and ag lenders ... Chai...

Ag News: Gov. Ricketts Leads his Second Japan Trade Mission ... Omaha Congressman Don Bacon (NE-2) feels importance of telling Nebraska's ag story Guests: Shannon Peterson, Gothenburg Ag Committee talks about Saturday's Nebraska Hand Cornhusking Championships. Jessie Harding's last RRN interview with Governor Pete Ricketts ahead of this week's trade mission to Japan and China ... Kevin Koch of AKS...

Ag News: Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ... Hurricane Harvey recovery...Hurricane Irma rages into the Southeast: UNL Climatologist Al Dutcher Guests: Chuck Schroeder, Executive Director, Nebraska Rural Future Institute ... "Fridays in the Field" featuring Central Nebraska producer Ben Peters

Ag News: Soil Health Partnership Guests: Dean Heffta of Waterstreet Solutions with his Thursday market analysis ... Hilary Miracle, Nebraska CommonGround Farmer: GMO Food Dialogues at Nebraska Innovation Campus ... Scott McPheeters on ethanol blender pumps coming to the Gothenburg Blue Heron fueling station