Agriculture gets blamed for an array of environmental damage, including soil erosion, water pollution, wildlife habitat destruction, and groundwater depletion. It contributes to global warming in a variety of ways. The i...

In marking the merger of two water-focused state agencies, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday said he and other farmers “messed up” in managing water resources. “What’s really, really important is ...

Do-it-yourself practices are still in style for saving soil and water

One of the beauties of learning about birding is the sense of geography that accompanies the process. It’s not long into the learning curve that you start studying maps showing a species’ breeding, mi...

In her new novel, The Mighty Red, Louise Erdrich sets mainstream production agriculture as the backdrop to an entertaining story that is at once tragic and uplifting.

Conservation ideas from a small place in the middle of Nebraska