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May is typically the kick-off to the summer driving season and has historically been a time Nebraska’s renewable fuels industries have come together to highlight the importance of clean-burning biofuel options. However, due to COVID-19 concerns, Renewable Fuels Month was postponed and will be celebrated throughout June 2020. To help promote locally-produced biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts recently declared June as Renewable Fuels Month. Since 2006, the…
Release & Contact Info Release No. 0266.20 Contact: USDA Press Email: [email protected] (Washington, D.C., May 19, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to this direct support to farmers and ranchers, USDA’s Farmers…
Nebraska-ASA-STATE-Emotional-Health-Resources Nebraska Rural Response Hotline: 1-800-464-0258 Nebraska Department of Ag Department of Ag COVID resources University of Nebraska University of Nebraska Extension is raising awareness of farm stress and offering tools and resources to help in response to growing concerns about well-being support for farmers, farm workers, and their families. Extension educators from across Nebraska have compiled a variety of resources for rural Nebraskans…
A reliable supply chain has always been critical, and during this time, it is more important than ever. As we wrap up April, Nebraska farmers are starting out, in the middle of or nearing completion of planting, as they do every year. Farming families across the country are working to ensure a safe and dependable supply of food for communities around the world. As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread globally, the Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB) is working with our…
Resources for Nebraska farmers, ranchers, and their families. We hope you reach out if you are feeling stressed. Rural Response Hotline: The hotline offers access to many attorneys, financial advisors, professional counselors, mediators, clergy, and others. There are 167 behavioral health professionals working with the Rural Response Hotline. As about no-cost vouchers for counseling services. 800-464-0258 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: A national network of…
The Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Ritzman as executive director. In his position, Ritzman will work on behalf of the state’s soybean farmers to contribute to the mission of the NSB, which is to effectively invest and leverage soybean checkoff resources to maximize profit opportunities for Nebraska soybean farmers. Ritzman will work on the achievement of NSB’s mission and strategic objectives, program development and administration,…
The Nebraska Soybean Board has cancelled their meeting for Thursday, March 19 through Friday, March, 2020 at the Embassy Suites located at 1040 P Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. About the NSB: The nine-member Nebraska Soybean Board collects and disburses the Nebraska share of funds generated by the one-half of one percent times the net sales price per bushel of soybeans sold. Nebraska soybean checkoff funds are invested in research, education, domestic and foreign markets, including…
Job Description: The NSB Market Development Coordinator is responsible for conducting a variety of tasks on behalf of the soybean board. The main responsibility of the Market Development Coordinator is to work with international and domestic contractors and industry contacts to open new markets for Nebraska soybeans. In order to this, the position works as a program manager to monitor projects that have been funded by the Nebraska Soybean Board international and domestic committees. This includes…
The Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB) is seeking individuals to represent fellow soybean farmers and the industry as it takes nominations for its own board and the United Soybean Board (USB). Nebraska Soybean Board The NSB is seeking board members to represent District 5 (Cass, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, and Richardson counties), District 7 (Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Franklin, Hall, Kearney, Nuckolls and Webster counties) and At-Large (all counties in Nebraska). Applicants…
ST. LOUIS (February 20, 2020) — According to a recent independent economic study, the United Soybean Board (USB) soy checkoff continues to translate farmer investments into significant benefits for American soybean farmers. The results of the 2019 return-on-investment (ROI) study found that U.S. soybean farmers received $12.34. in added value for every dollar they invested in the soy checkoff. Third-party study finds soy checkoff investments provide…
