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The 2023 Nebraska Pulse Crops Conference in November will focus on field peas, chickpeas, black-eyed peas, and other pulses. The conference will be held on Monday, Nov. 20, at the Bridgeport Prairie Winds Event Center...

The Midwest has long been known for its vast fields of corn and soybeans, but there is a new crop on the rise — peas.

The Midwest has long been known for its vast fields of corn and soybeans, but there is a new crop on the rise — peas. With growing consumer demand for…

LINCOLN, Neb.—Three billboards have been posted to address the new governor of Nebraska, Jim Pillen. One billboard is located in Lincoln at 2326 O St and it was installed Jan. 9. The largest billboard, which is 14 feet high and 48 feet long, is posted at 16th and M Streets in Lincoln, and it was installed on Jan. 10.

LINCOLN, Neb.— The Physicians Committee—a national health nonprofit with 17,000 doctors including 35 in Nebraska—has written to the new governor of Nebraska, Jim  Pillen, urging him to phase out at least one of his own industrial swine facilities in order to reduce harmful methane emissions and to conserve water.

HELENA, Mont.— As fire season gets underway, three billboards in Helena are targeting Montana Governor Greg Gianforte with an urgent message about reducing wildfire risk by conserving water and addressing climate change.

Bean and pea farming is gaining traction in the Midwest as demand increases for the products and the conservation benefits become more clear.

Bean and pea farming is gaining traction in the Midwest as demand increases for the products and the conservation benefits become more clear.