Stay updated with breaking news from Alec Ibach. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Many fear there won’t be a next generation to carry on family farms — even though large machinery and new technologies have reduced the manpower needed to plant and harvest.
As the combine gobbled soybean plants in a Buffalo County field north of Amherst on a summer-like October afternoon, beans went into its bin and dry pods, stems and leaves scattered out the back.
As the combine gobbled soybean plants in a Buffalo County field north of Amherst on a summer-like October afternoon, beans went into its bin and dry pods, stems and leaves scattered out the back.
Nebraska farmers are aging, with an average age of nearly 57 years old, according to recent census data. So who will replace them? And how does rural Nebraska attract them?